Which is better: to have fun with fungi or to have Idiocy with ideology, to have wars because of words, to have tomorrow's misdeeds out of yesterday's miscreeds?
Aldous Huxley
Ideology, Fun, War, Words, Consequences, Philosophical Inquiry
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“I believe one would write better if the climate were bad. If there were a lot of wind and storms for example...” Aldous Huxley
Creativity, Environment, Writing, Inspiration, Weather Influence, Artistic Conditions
Aldous Huxley Creativity, Environment, Writing, Inspiration, Weather Influence, Artistic Conditions“A belief in hell and the knowledge that every ambition is doomed to frustration at the hands of a skeleton have never prevented the majority of human beings from behaving as though death were no more than an unfounded rumor.” Aldous Huxley
Hell, Ambition, Death, Human Behavior, Philosophical Insight, Existential Observation
Aldous Huxley Hell, Ambition, Death, Human Behavior, Philosophical Insight, Existential Observation“Can you say something about nothing?” Aldous Huxley
Nothing, Language, Philosophy, Paradox, Communication, Existential Question
Aldous Huxley Nothing, Language, Philosophy, Paradox, Communication, Existential Question“De Sade is the one completely consistent and thoroughgoing revolutionary of history.” Aldous Huxley
Revolution, Consistency, Historical Figure, Philosophical Statement, Controversial Opinion, Literary Critique
Aldous Huxley Revolution, Consistency, Historical Figure, Philosophical Statement, Controversial Opinion, Literary Critique“A love of nature keeps no factories busy.” Aldous Huxley
Nature, Factories, Economy, Environmentalism, Industrial Conflict, Resource Preservation
Aldous Huxley Nature, Factories, Economy, Environmentalism, Industrial Conflict, Resource Preservation“The greatest triumphs of propoganda have been accomplished, not by doing something, but by refraining from doing. Great is truth, but still greater, from a practical point of view, is silence about truth.” Aldous Huxley
Propaganda, Truth, Silence, Manipulation, Information Control, Strategic Omission
Aldous Huxley Propaganda, Truth, Silence, Manipulation, Information Control, Strategic Omission“Science in itself is morally neutral; it becomes good or evil according as it is applied.” Aldous Huxley
Science, Morality, Application, Ethics, Neutrality, Human Responsibility
Aldous Huxley Science, Morality, Application, Ethics, Neutrality, Human Responsibility“The lunatic fringe is more like a Spanish shawl, where the fringe makes up the entire garment.” Aldous Huxley
Extremism, Metaphor, Shawl, Fringe, Exaggeration, Political Commentary
Aldous Huxley Extremism, Metaphor, Shawl, Fringe, Exaggeration, Political Commentary“If the Prince of Peace should come to earth, one of the first things he would do would be to put psychiatrists in their place.” Aldous Huxley
Religion, Psychiatry, Criticism, Societal Critique, Peace, Hypothetical Scenario
Aldous Huxley Religion, Psychiatry, Criticism, Societal Critique, Peace, Hypothetical Scenario“Idealism is the noble toga that political gentlemen drape over their will to power.” Aldous Huxley
Idealism, Politics, Power, Deception, Ambition, Political Cynicism
Aldous Huxley Idealism, Politics, Power, Deception, Ambition, Political Cynicism“Industrial civilization is only possible when there's no self-denial. Self-indulgence up to the very limits imposed by hygiene and economics. Otherwise the wheels stop turning.” Aldous Huxley
Civilization, Industry, Self-indulgence, Economics, Consumer Culture, Societal Progress
Aldous Huxley Civilization, Industry, Self-indulgence, Economics, Consumer Culture, Societal Progress“When the sun rises, it rises for everyone.” Aldous Huxley
Equality, Nature, Universality, Hope, Philosophical Metaphor, Poetic Observation
Aldous Huxley Equality, Nature, Universality, Hope, Philosophical Metaphor, Poetic Observation“I know the outer world as well as you do, and I judge it. You know nothing of my inner world, and yet you presume to judge that world.” Aldous Huxley
Judgement, Inner World, Perception, Knowledge, Human Interaction, Philosophical Challenge
Aldous Huxley Judgement, Inner World, Perception, Knowledge, Human Interaction, Philosophical Challenge“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“Modern man's besetting temptation is to sacrifice his direct perceptions and spontaneous feelings to his reasoned reflections; to prefer in all circumstances the verdict of his intellect to that of his immediate intuitions.” Aldous Huxley
Modernity, Intellect, Intuition, Perception, Human Nature, Philosophical Critique
Aldous Huxley Modernity, Intellect, Intuition, Perception, Human Nature, Philosophical Critique“It was the sort of idea that might easily decondition the more unsettled minds among the higher castes – make them lose their faith in happiness as the Sovereign Good and take to believing, instead, that the goal was somewhere beyond, somewhere outside the present human sphere; that the purpose of life was not the maintenance of well-being, but some intensification and refining of consciousness, some enlargement of knowledge.” Aldous Huxley
Happiness, Purpose, Consciousness, Knowledge, Societal Conditioning, Philosophical Questioning
Aldous Huxley Happiness, Purpose, Consciousness, Knowledge, Societal Conditioning, Philosophical Questioning“Your true traveller finds boredom rather agreeable than painful. It is the symbol of his liberty – his excessive freedom. He accepts his boredom, when it comes, not merely philosophically, but almost with pleasure.” Aldous Huxley
Travel, Boredom, Freedom, Acceptance, Philosophical Attitude, Human Experience
Aldous Huxley Travel, Boredom, Freedom, Acceptance, Philosophical Attitude, Human Experience“You've got to choose between happiness and what people used to call high art. We've sacrificed the high art.” Aldous Huxley
Art, Happiness, Choice, Cultural Critique, Societal Values, Philosophical Dilemma
Aldous Huxley Art, Happiness, Choice, Cultural Critique, Societal Values, Philosophical Dilemma