That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons of history.
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One of the many reasons for the bewildering and tragic character of human existence is the fact that social organization is at once necessary and fatal. Men are forever creating such organizations for their own convenience and forever finding themselves the victims of their home-made monsters.Aldous Huxley
Chastity - the most unnatural of all the sexual perversions.
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Defined in psychological terms, a fanatic is a man who consciously over-compensates a secret doubt.
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Every man's memory is his private literature.
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Idealism is the noble toga that political gentlemen drape over their will to power.
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There is no substitute for talent. Industry and all its virtues are of no avail.
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