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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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There isnt any formula or method. You learn to love by loving – by paying attention and doing what one thereby discovers has to be done. – Aldous Huxley

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The most decisive actions of our life… are most often unconsidered actions. – André Gide, The Counterfeiters, 1926

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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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