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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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Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time ones never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them. – Aldous Huxley

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Hell isnt merely paved with good intentions its walled and roofed with them. Yes, and furnished too. – Aldous Huxley

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

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Life is a school where you learn how to remember what your soul already knows. – Author Unknown

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Instinct is intelligence incapable of self-consciousness. – John Sterling

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Intuition is a spiritual faculty and does not explain, but simply points the way. – Florence Scovel Shinn

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