To his dog, every man is Napoleon; hence the constant popularity of dogs.
Aldous HuxleyRead
Let us be kinder to one another.
Interpretation
Being kind to others fosters better relationships and understanding.
Aldous Huxley's quote emphasizes the importance of kindness in human interactions. It suggests that showing compassion and understanding towards one another can lead to a more harmonious and supportive community, enhancing the quality of our relationships.
In practice
This quote can be used at a community event to encourage people to support one another.
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.
Mum used to hide love letters from my boyfriends and put me down. Now I understand that she was a Polish immigrant forced to settle in Chicago. She was jealous of the freedom life gave me.
Our willingness to acknowledge that we only see half the picture creates the conditions that make us more attractive to others. The more sincerely we acknowledge our need for their different insights and perspectives, the more they will be magnetized to join us.
Above all we need, particularly as children, the reassuring presence of a visible community, an intimate group that enfolds us with understanding and love, and that becomes an object of our spontaneous loyalty, as a criterion and point of reference for the rest of the human race.
I do not believe in things. I believe in relationships.
Canada and the United States have reached the point where we no longer think of each other as 'foreign' countries. We think of each other as friends, as peaceful and cooperative neighbors on a spacious and fruitful continent.
Boys are beyond the range of anybody's sure understanding, at least when they are between the ages of 18 months and 90 years.
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