The impulse to cruelty is, in many people, almost as violent as the impulse to sexual love – almost as violent and much more mischievous. – Aldous Huxley
Official dignity tends to increase in inverse ratio to the importance of the country in which the office is held. – Aldous Huxley
The finest works of art are precious, among other reasons, because they make it possible for us to know, if only imperfectly and for a little while, what it actually feels like to think subtly and feel nobly. – Aldous Huxley
Men do not learn much from the lessons of history and that is the most important of all the lessons of history. – Aldous Huxley