Aldous Leonard Huxley (26 July 1894 – 22 November 1963) - the noted writer, philosopher. pacifist thinker and the famed author of 'Brave New World' - was an admirer of Vedanta philosophy. Here, on his birth anniversary.
Here are one-liners / crisp quotes of Huxley which have been classified as follows to mark the special day.
On education and conditioning
The abstract knowledge which words bring us is paid for by concrete ignorance
One believes things because one has been conditioned to believe them.
Consistency is contrary to nature, contrary to life. The only completely consistent people are the dead.
Most men and women (will) grow up to love their servitude and will never dream of revolution.
There are things known and there are things unknown, and in between are the doors of perception.
On solitude
If one's different, one's bound to be lonely
The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude.
I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is oneself.
On Happiness
Maybe this world is another planet’s hell.
Actual happiness always looks pretty squalid in comparison with the over-compensations for misery.
Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities
The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which means never losing your enthusiasm
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