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Quote by Aldous Huxley
Modern mans besetting temptation is to sacrifice his direct percep

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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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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Everyone who wants to do good to the human race always ends in universal bullying. – Aldous Huxley

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Practical observation commonly consists of collecting a few facts and loading them with guesses. – Source Unknown

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The only real valuable thing is intuition. – Albert Einstein

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Instinct is untaught ability. – Alexander Bain, Logic, 1870

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