Inspirational Quotations by Aldous Huxley

  • Experience is not what happens to a man;
    it is what a man does with what happens to him.
    From Issue 41
  • The secret of genius is to carry the
    spirit of the child into old age,
    which mean never losing your enthusiasm.
    From Issue 106
  • There's only one corner of the universe
    you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.
    From Issue 150
  • Most human beings have an almost infinite
    capacity for taking things for granted.
    From Issue 152
  • Consistency is contrary to nature, contrary to life.
    The only completely consistent people are the dead.
    From Issue 154
  • Experience teaches only the teachable.
    From Issue 157
  • Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit
    of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities.
    From Issue 159
  • There is only one corner of the universe you can be
    certain of improving and that's your own self.
    From Issue 231

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