Quote by Aldous Huxley
Cynical realism is the intelligent mans best excuse for doing noth

Cynical realism is the intelligent mans best excuse for doing nothing in an intolerable situation. – Aldous Huxley

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So long as men worship the Caesars and Napoleons, Caesars and Napoleons will duly arise and make them miserable. – Aldous Huxley

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It is a bit embarrassing to have been concerned with the human problem all ones life and find at the end that one has no more to offer by way of advice than try to be a little kinder. – Aldous Huxley

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