Aldous Huxley - Select Quotes


	Aldous Huxley - Select Quotes

Silkweaver

7-9-2008 8:28 PM

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Silkweaver says:

I usually dislike to clip quotes, but this web site was simply irresistible

And a last one...
"Single-mindedness is all very well in cows or baboons; in an animal claiming to belong to the same species as Shakespeare it is simply disgraceful."

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7-9-2008 9:21 PM

wildcat

the last one , wow, kudos..

well clipped silkweaver

7-9-2008 10:59 PM

kmcolo

A fanatic is a man who consciously over compensates a secret doubt.

I love it

7-10-2008 8:13 PM

meancookie89

Brilliant!!!

7-11-2008 12:06 AM

Antara

The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude.

My fav!

7-11-2008 10:27 AM

papananook

One of my favorite authors. Try "Island"...about a true paradise spoiled by oil developers.

7-11-2008 12:15 PM

Silkweaver

Antara, you got me there... its my favorite too.

7-16-2008 6:53 AM

robbby40

Cracking clip....

"The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude."

So true when you look back through historic figures of greatness.

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