Aldous Leonard Huxley (26 July 1894 – 22 November 1963) was an English writer and one of the most prominent members of the famous Huxley family.
Every man who knows how to read has it in his power to magnify himself, to multiply the ways in which he exists, to make his life full, significant and interesting. Use this quote
All gods are homemade, and it is we who pull their strings, and so, give them the power to pull ours. Use this quote
Idealism is the noble toga that political gentlemen drape over their will to power. Use this quote
Science has explained nothing; the more we know the more fantastic the world becomes and the profounder the surrounding darkness. Use this quote
Specialized meaninglessness has come to be regarded, in certain circles, as a kind of hallmark of true science. Use this quote
Technological progress has merely provided us with more efficient means for going backwards. Use this quote
To travel is to discover that everyone is wrong about other countries. Use this quote
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them. Use this quote
A democracy which makes or even effectively prepares for modern, scientific war must necessarily cease to be democratic. No country can be really well prepared for modern war unless it is governed by a tyrant, at the head of a highly trained and perfectly obedient bureaucracy. Use this quote
People intoxicate themselves with work so they won't see how they really are. Use this quote
