The vast majority of human beings are not interested in reason or satisfied with what it teaches.
Aldous Huxley
Reason, Human Nature, Satisfaction, Knowledge, Intellectual Curiosity, Societal Observation
Aldous Huxley’s Quotes On Topics
Neutrality | Existential Loneliness | Selflessness | Emotion | Interdependence | Simplification | Rights | Conditioning | Meaning | Originality | Vices | Societal Behavior | Mythological Reference | Overthinking | Indoctrination | Cultural Fusion | Personal Autonomy | Sensual Indulgence | Mathematics | Knowledge Pursuit | More
More Aldous Huxley Quotes
“Most kings and priests have been despotic, and all religions have been riddled with superstition.” Aldous Huxley
Power, Religion, Despotism, Superstition, Authority, Critical Thinking
Aldous Huxley Power, Religion, Despotism, Superstition, Authority, Critical Thinking“Every individual is at once the beneficiary and the victim of the linguistic tradition into which he has been born...” Aldous Huxley
Language, Tradition, Individual, Culture, Influence, Linguistic Determinism
Aldous Huxley Language, Tradition, Individual, Culture, Influence, Linguistic Determinism“An intellectual is a person who's found one thing that's more interesting than sex.” Aldous Huxley
Intellect, Sex, Interest, Human Nature, Humor, Philosophical Definition
Aldous Huxley Intellect, Sex, Interest, Human Nature, Humor, Philosophical Definition“Who lives longer? The man who takes heroin for two years and dies, or a man who lives on roast beef, water and potatoes 'till 95? One passes his 24 months in eternity. All the years of the beefeater are lived only in time.” Aldous Huxley
Life, Time, Eternity, Experience, Philosophical Question, Existential Reflection
Aldous Huxley Life, Time, Eternity, Experience, Philosophical Question, Existential Reflection“Unlike the masses, intellectuals have a taste for rationality and an interest in facts.” Aldous Huxley
Intellectuals, Masses, Rationality, Facts, Critical Thinking, Knowledge Pursuit
Aldous Huxley Intellectuals, Masses, Rationality, Facts, Critical Thinking, Knowledge Pursuit“Each person is at each moment capable of remembering all that has ever happened to him and of perceiving everything that is happening everywhere in the universe.” Aldous Huxley
Memory, Perception, Consciousness, Human Potential, Universe, Philosophical Speculation
Aldous Huxley Memory, Perception, Consciousness, Human Potential, Universe, Philosophical Speculation“The quality of moral behavior varies in inverse ratio to the number of human beings involved.” Aldous Huxley
Morality, Behavior, Humanity, Ethics, Group Dynamics, Social Psychology
Aldous Huxley Morality, Behavior, Humanity, Ethics, Group Dynamics, Social Psychology“Dictators can always consolidate their tyranny by an appeal to patriotism.” Aldous Huxley
Dictatorship, Patriotism, Tyranny, Politics, Societal Observation, Philosophical Insight
Aldous Huxley Dictatorship, Patriotism, Tyranny, Politics, Societal Observation, Philosophical Insight“The finest works of art are precious, among other reasons, because they make it possible for us to know, if only imperfectly and for a little while, what it actually feels like to think subtly and feel nobly.” Aldous Huxley
Art, Emotion, Thought, Nobility, Human Experience, Aesthetic Appreciation
Aldous Huxley Art, Emotion, Thought, Nobility, Human Experience, Aesthetic Appreciation“A million million spermatozoa, All of them alive: Out of their cataclysm but one poor Noah Dare hope to survive.” Aldous Huxley
Reproduction, Survival, Biology, Human Existence, Chance, Life’s Fragility
Aldous Huxley Reproduction, Survival, Biology, Human Existence, Chance, Life’s Fragility“A society, most of whose members spend a great part of their time, not on the spot, not here and now and in the calculable future, but somewhere else, in the irrelevant other worlds of sport and soap opera, of mythology and metaphysical fantasy, will find it hard to resist the encroachments of those who would manipulate and control it.” Aldous Huxley
Society, Distraction, Manipulation, Control, Escapism, Social Vulnerability
Aldous Huxley Society, Distraction, Manipulation, Control, Escapism, Social Vulnerability“An unexciting truth may be eclipsed by a thrilling lie.” Aldous Huxley
Truth, Lie, Excitement, Human Nature, Philosophical Insight, Psychological Observation
Aldous Huxley Truth, Lie, Excitement, Human Nature, Philosophical Insight, Psychological Observation“Every man's memory is his private literature.” Aldous Huxley
Memory, Individuality, Literature, Personal Experience, Philosophical Metaphor, Psychological Insight
Aldous Huxley Memory, Individuality, Literature, Personal Experience, Philosophical Metaphor, Psychological Insight“I was not looking now at an unusual flower arrangement. I was seeing what Adam had seen on the morning of his creation – the miracle, moment by moment, of naked existence.” Aldous Huxley
Perception, Existence, Wonder, Creation, Philosophical Insight, Spiritual Experience
Aldous Huxley Perception, Existence, Wonder, Creation, Philosophical Insight, Spiritual Experience“Reality, no matter how utopian, seems to be something people need to frequently take a holiday from.” Aldous Huxley
Reality, Escape, Human Nature, Utopia, Psychological Need, Societal Observation
Aldous Huxley Reality, Escape, Human Nature, Utopia, Psychological Need, Societal Observation“I write everything many times over. All my thoughts are second thoughts.” Aldous Huxley
Writing, Revision, Thought Process, Creativity, Self-reflection, Artistic Method
Aldous Huxley Writing, Revision, Thought Process, Creativity, Self-reflection, Artistic Method“O brave new world that has such people in it.” Aldous Huxley
New World, Irony, Societal Critique, Literary Reference, Dystopian Concept, Philosophical Observation
Aldous Huxley New World, Irony, Societal Critique, Literary Reference, Dystopian Concept, Philosophical Observation“Cynical realism is the intelligent man's best excuse for doing nothing in an intolerable situation.” Aldous Huxley
Cynicism, Realism, Inaction, Intelligence, Social Responsibility, Moral Compromise
Aldous Huxley Cynicism, Realism, Inaction, Intelligence, Social Responsibility, Moral Compromise“Pain was a fascinating horror.” Aldous Huxley
Pain, Fascination, Horror, Human Experience, Philosophical Oxymoron, Psychological Insight
Aldous Huxley Pain, Fascination, Horror, Human Experience, Philosophical Oxymoron, Psychological Insight“The vast majority of human beings dislike and even actually dread all notions with which they are not familiar... Hence it comes about that at their first appearance innovators have generally been persecuted, and always derided as fools and madmen.” Aldous Huxley
Innovation, Familiarity, Persecution, Human Nature, Societal Resistance, Philosophical Observation
Aldous Huxley Innovation, Familiarity, Persecution, Human Nature, Societal Resistance, Philosophical Observation