Quote by Aldous Huxley
From their experience or from the recorded experience of others (h

From their experience or from the recorded experience of others (history), men learn only what their passions and their metaphysical prejudices allow them to learn. – Aldous Huxley

Other quotes by Aldous Huxley

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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Sons have always a rebellious wish to be disillusioned by that which charmed their fathers. – Aldous Huxley

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Sons
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Europe is so well gardened that it resembles a work of art, a scientific theory, a neat metaphysical system. Man has re-created Europe in his own image. – Aldous Huxley

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Art
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Other Quotes from
Experience
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However it is debased or misinterpreted, love is a redemptive feature. To focus on one individual so that their desires become superior to yours is a very cleansing experience. – Jeanette Winterson

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Experience

Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. – Douglas Adams, Last Chance to See

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Experience

The more you are getting older, you lose a little something. Of course there is another advantage, because of your long experience you can use it. – Haile Gebrselassie

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Experience

Experience enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again. – Franklin P. Jones

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Experience

Random Quotes

We take our bearings, daily, from others. To be sane is, to a great extent, to be sociable. – John Updike

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Sanity

Im nutty for nutrition. Ive become one of those people who cant stop talking about the connection between food and health. Now that I know how much changing what you eat can transform your life, I cant stop proselytizing. – Robin Quivers

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Food

I think people are smart enough to sort it out. They know when theyre watching one of these food fight shows where journalists sit around and yell and scream at each other, versus serious issue reporting. – Bob Woodward

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Food

One can endure sorrow alone, but it takes two to be glad. – Elbert Hubbard

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Joy, Excitement