Quote by Aldous Huxley
The impulse to cruelty is, in many people, almost as violent as th

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

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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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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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What is absurd and monstrous about war is that men who have no personal quarrel should be trained to murder one another in cold blood. – Aldous Huxley

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I like America, just as everybody else does. I love America, I gotta say that. But America will be judged. – Bob Dylan

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There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness. – Friedrich Nietzsche

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The love that lasts longest is the love that is never returned. – W. Somerset Maugham

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In love the paradox occurs that two beings become one and yet remain two. – Erich Fromm

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Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people. – Carl Jung

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Speak of the Devil and he appears. – Italian Proverb

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Adventure may hurt but monotony will kill you. – Author Unknown

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