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Quote by Aldous Huxley
Consistency is contrary to nature, contrary to life. The only comp

Consistency is contrary to nature, contrary to life. The only completely consistent people are the dead. – Aldous Huxley

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Modern mans besetting temptation is to sacrifice his direct perceptions and spontaneous feelings to his reasoned reflections; to prefer in all circumstances the verdict of his intellect to that of his immediate intuitions. – Aldous Huxley

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Intuition
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That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons of history. – Aldous Huxley

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History
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All gods are homemade, and it is we who pull their strings, and so, give them the power to pull ours. – Aldous Huxley

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power
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Custom will reconcile people to any atrocity; and fashion will drive them to acquire any custom. – George Bernard Shaw

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There are some men who turn a deaf ear to reason and good advice, and willfully go wrong for fear of being controlled. РJean de La Bruy̬re, Characters, 1688

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One of the greatest pains to human nature is the pain of a new idea. – Walter Bagehot

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Every man who is truly a man must learn to be alone in the midst of all the others, and if need be against all the others. – Romain Rolland

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