Aldous Huxley Quotes


It is only when it takes the form of physical addiction that sex is evil. It is also evil when it manifests itself as a way of satisfying the lust for power or the climber's craving for position and social distinction.


Citations

Huxley, Aldous. Ends and Means: An Inquiry into the Nature of Ideals and into the Methods Employed for Their Realization. Chatto & Windus, 1937, p. 314.

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Aldous Huxley
Aldous Huxley
  • Born: July 26, 1894
  • Died: November 22, 1963
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Novelist

Aldous Leonard Huxley was an English writer and philosopher. He wrote nearly 50 books—both novels and non-fiction works—as well as wide-ranging essays, narratives, and poems.