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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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Europe is so well gardened that it resembles a work of art, a scientific theory, a neat metaphysical system. Man has re-created Europe in his own image. – Aldous Huxley

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I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is oneself. – Aldous Huxley

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Change
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A democracy which makes or even effectively prepares for modern, scientific war must necessarily cease to be democratic. No country can be really well prepared for modern war unless it is governed by a tyrant, at the head of a highly trained and perfectly obedient bureaucracy. – Aldous Huxley

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Intuition is the clear concept of the whole at once. – Johann Kaspar Lavater

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Man will have replicated his own intelligence not when he teaches a computer to reason but when he teaches a computer to have a nagging feeling in its circuits. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Intuition

Good instincts usually tell you what to do long before your head has figured it out. – Michael Burke

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

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