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“A man may be a pessimistic determinist before lunch and an optimistic believer in the will's freedom after it.”

Aldous Huxley · Freedom

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Aldous Huxley

Men do not learn much from the lessons of history and that is the most important of all the lessons of history.

History

Aldous Huxley

The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which mean never losing your enthusiasm.

Age

Aldous Huxley

Uncontrolled, the hunger and thirst after God may become an obstacle, cutting off the soul from what it desires. If a man would travel far along the mystic road, he must learn to desire God intensely but in stillness, passively and yet with all his heart and mind and strength.

God

Aldous Huxley

An unexciting truth may be eclipsed by a thrilling lie.

Truth