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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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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The most valuable of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it has to be done, whether you like it or not. – Aldous Huxley

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Those who govern, having much business on their hands, do not generally like to take the trouble of considering and carrying into execution new projects. The best public measures are therefore seldom adopted from previous wisdom, but forced by the occasion. – Benjamin Franklin

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It is with rivers as it is with people: the greatest are not always the most agreeable nor the best to live with. – Henry Van Dyke

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When we have done our best, we should wait the result in peace. – John Lubbock

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The best time for you to hold your tongue is the time you feel you must say something or bust. – Josh Billings

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