To his dog, every man is Napoleon; hence the constant popularity of dogs.
Aldous HuxleyRead
Most men and women lead lives at the worst so painful, at the best so monotonous, poor and limited that the urge to escape, the longing to transcend themselves if only for a few moments, is and has always been one of the principal appetites of the soul.
Interpretation
The quote reflects on the deep yearning of individuals to rise above their mundane existence and find moments of transcendence.
Aldous Huxley's quote explores the struggle of many individuals who face painful and monotonous lives. He suggests that this common experience gives rise to a profound longing to escape their reality and seek something greater, highlighting a fundamental aspect of the human soul's desire for transcendence and fulfillment beyond the limitations of everyday existence.
In practice
This quote could be used in a motivational speech to inspire people to seek deeper meaning in their lives.
To his dog, every man is Napoleon; hence the constant popularity of dogs.
Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.
In the course of history many more people have died for their drink and their dope than have died for their religion or their country.
On no account brood over your wrongdoing. Rolling in the muck is not the best way of getting clean.
No man ever dared to manifest his boredom so insolently as does a Siamese tomcat when he yawns in the face of his amorously importunate wife.
The leech's kiss, the squid's embrace, The prurient ape's defiling touch: And do you like the human race? No, not much.
We all have known good critics, who have stamped out poet's hopes; Good statesmen, who pulled ruin on the state; Good patriots, who, for a theory, risked a cause; Good kings, who disemboweled for a tax; Good Popes, who brought all good to jeopardy; Good Christians, who sat still in easy-chairs; And damned the general world for standing up. Now, may the good God pardon all good men!
Conviction is not merely an opinion. It is something rooted so deeply in the conscience that to change a conviction would be to change the very essence of who you are.
No theory ever agrees with all the facts in its domain, yet it is not always the theory that is to blame. Facts are constituted by older ideologies, and a clash between facts and theories may be proof of progress. It is also a first step in our attempt to find the principles implicit in familiar observational notions.
It is on great occasions only, and after time has been given for cool and deliberate reflection, that the real voice of the people can be known.
It is only in appearance that time is a river. It is rather a vast landscape and it is the eye of the beholder that moves.
To whatever end. Where is the horse and the rider? Where is the horn that was blowing? They have passed like rain on the mountains. Like wind in the meadow. The days have gone down in the west. Behind the hills, into shadow. How did it come to this?
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