What with making their way and enjoying what they have won, heroes have no time to think. But the sons of heroes – ah, they have all the necessary leisure. Aldous Huxley Read Quote
The author of the Iliad is either Homer or, if not Homer, somebody else of the same name. Aldous Huxley Read Quote
Bondage is the life of personality, and for bondage the personal self will fight with tireless resourcefulness and the most stubborn cunning. Aldous Huxley Read Quote
The most distressing thing that can happen to a prophet is to be proved wrong. The next most distressing thing is to be proved right. Aldous Huxley Read Quote
The impulse to cruelty is, in many people, almost as violent as the impulse to sexual love – almost as violent and much more mischievous. Aldous Huxley Read Quote
Orthodoxy is the diehard of the world of thought. It learns not, neither can it forget. Aldous Huxley Read Quote
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 Read Quote