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The spiritual journey does not consist of arriving at a new destination where a person gains what he did not have, or becomes what he is not. It consists in the dissipation of one's own ignorance concerning oneself and

The spiritual journey does not consist of arriving at a new destination where a person gains what he did not have, or becomes what he is not. It consists in the dissipation of one's own ignorance concerning oneself and life, and the gradual growth of that understanding which begins the spiritual awakening. The finding of God is a coming to one?s self.

Spiritual, Ignorance, Journey

An intellectual is a person who's found one thing that's more interesting than sex.

Education, Wisdom, Witty

It's a little embarrassing that after 45 years of research & study, the best advice I can give people is to be a little kinder to each other.

Inspirational, Inspiring, Years

The survival of democracy depends on the ability of large numbers of people to make realistic choices in the light of adequate information.

Light, Numbers, People

Aldous Huxley (1961). “Selected Essays”

The goal in life is to discover that you’ve always been where you were supposed to be.

Goal, Life Is, Life Goal

The more you know, the more you see

Conversations With God, Logical, Shoreline

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

Life, Bullying, Race

Aldous Huxley (1953). “The collected works of Aldous Huxley”

Beauty is worse than wine, it intoxicates both the holder and beholder.

Beauty, Hurt, Wine

The pleasures of ignorance are as great, in their way, as the pleasures of knowledge.

Ignorance, Stupidity And Ignorance, Way

Aldous Huxley, Robert S. Baker, James Sexton (2000). “Complete Essays: 1920-1925”, Ivan R Dee

Liberties are not given, they are taken.

Freedom, Taken, Liberty

To be a fool at the right time is also an art.

Art, Fool, Right Time

The world is an illusion, but an illusion which we must take seriously.

World, Illusion

Aldous Huxley, Robert S. Baker, James Sexton (2002). “Complete Essays: 1956-1963, and supplement, 1920-1948”, Ivan R. Dee Publisher

All that happens means something; nothing you do is ever insignificant.

Mean, Happens, Insignificant

Aldous Huxley (2015). “Crome Yellow”, p.11, Sheba Blake Publishing

Higher education is not necessarily a guarantee of higher virtue.

Guarantees, Statistics, Virtue

Aldous Huxley, Robert S. Baker, James Sexton (2002). “Complete Essays: 1956-1963, and supplement, 1920-1948”, Ivan R. Dee Publisher

Addiction is an increasing desire for an act that gives less and less satisfaction

Giving, Addiction, Desire

When the sun rises, it rises for everyone.

Equality, Sun, Sun Rise

Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities.

Happiness, Conscious, Pursuit

Aldous Huxley, Robert S. Baker, James Sexton (2002). “Complete Essays: 1956-1963, and supplement, 1920-1948”, Ivan R. Dee Publisher

Thanks to words, we have been able to rise above the brutes; and thanks to words, we have often sunk to the level of the demons.

Language Words, Levels, Able

Aldous Huxley (2002). “Complete Essays: 1939-1956”, Ivan R Dee

Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted.

Thankful, Gratitude, Appreciation

Themes and Variations (1950) "Variations on a Philosopher"

Maybe this world is another planet's Hell.

Funny, Sarcastic, Laughter

"Peter's Quotations: Ideas for Our Time" by Laurence J. Peter, (p. 239), 1979.

Man is unique in organizing the mass murder of his own species.

War, Unique, Men

Aldous Huxley (1937). “Ends and Means: An Inquiry Into the Nature of Ideals and Into the Methods Employed for Their Realization”, p.100, Transaction Publishers

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

Change, Life Changing, Yoga

life is short and information endless: nobody has time for everything

Life Is Short, Information, Life Is

Aldous Huxley (2008). “Brave New World Revisited”, p.21, Random House

The Bhagavad-Gita is the most systematic statement of spiritual evolution of endowing value to mankind. It is one of the most clear and comprehensive summaries of perennial philosophy ever revealed; hence its enduring value is subject not only to India but to all of humanity.

Spiritual, Philosophy, Humanity

The people who kill and torture and tell lies in the name of their sacred causes, these are never the publicans and the sinners. No, they're the virtuous, respectable men, who have the finest feelings, the best brains, the noblest ideals.

Lying, Men, Names

Aldous Huxley (1993). “After Many a Summer Dies the Swan: A Novel”, p.133, Ivan R. Dee

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