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Dream in a pragmatic way.

Aldous Huxley

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Aldous Huxley
Age: 69 †
Born: 1894
Born: July 26
Died: 1963
Died: November 22
Novelist
Philosopher
Poet
Professor
Prosaist
Science Fiction Writer
Screenwriter
Writer
Godalming
Surrey
Aldous Leonard Huxley
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The gods are just. No doubt. But their code of law is dictated, in the last resort, by the people who organize society Providence takes its cue from men.
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It is natural to believe in God when you're alone-- quite alone, in the night, thinking about death.
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Actual happiness always looks pretty squalid in comparison with the over-compensations for misery.
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Since Mozart's day composers have learned the art of making music throatily and palpitatingly sexual.
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Cynical realism is the intelligent man's best excuse for doing nothing in an intolerable situation.
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It was one of those evenings when men feel that truth, goodness and beauty are one. In the morning, when they commit their discovery to paper, when others read it written there, it looks wholly ridiculous.
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I am entirely on the side of mystery. I mean, any attempt to explain away the mystery is ridiculous. I believe in the profound and unfathomable mystery of life which has a sort of divine quality about it.
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If one's different, one's bound to be lonely.
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To his dog, every man is Napoleon hence the constant popularity of dogs.
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What’s the point of truth or beauty or knowledge when anthrax bombs are popping all around you?
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