1,299 Quotes by Aldous Huxley

The physique of a Messiah. But too clever to believe in God or be convinced of his own mission. And too sensitive, even if he were convinced, to carry it out. His muscles would like to act and his feelings would like to believe; but his nerve-endings and his cleverness won't allow it.

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.

His gravest offence had been to accept the world in which he found himself as normal, rational and right.

I’m not denying their kindness,” said the Rani. “But after all kindness isn’t the only virtue.

No holiday is ever anything but a disappointment.

... Simmons apăru deodată în bibliotecă, ducînd o tavă. De o vîrstă mijlocie, avea o atitudine demnă, de om de stat, obligat să-și controleze vorbele și nervii, să nu declare niciodată ce gîndește sincer, și să respecte aparențele, atitudine cum se putea întîlni la diplomați, la membrii familiilor regale, la înalții funcționari guvernamentali și la majordomi.

Orgy-porgy, round and round and round, beating one another in six-eight time.

Certain memories, certain trains of thought are like the aching tooth one must always be touching just to make sure it still hurts.

Her cheeks were flushed. She caught hold of the Savage's arm and pressed it, limp, against her side. He looked down at her for a moment, pale, pained, desiring, and ashamed of his desire. He was not worthy, not... Their eyes for a moment met. What treasures hers promised! A queen's ransom of temperament. Hastily he looked away, disengaged his imprisoned arm. He was obscurely terrified lest she should cease to be something he could feel himself unworthy of.