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Parodies and caricatures are the most penetrating of criticisms.

— Aldous Huxley Point Counter Point (1928)

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The propagandist's purpose is to make one set of people forget that certain other sets of people are human.

Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities.

To see ourselves as others see us is a most salutary gift. Hardly less important is the capacity to see others as they see themselves.

The Doors of Perception (1954)

Never have so many been manipulated so much by so few.

Brave New World Revisited (1958)

Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.

Proper Studies (1927)

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Save censure — critics are ready-made.

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The physician can bury his mistakes, but the architect can only advise his clients to plant vines.

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Let no man value at a little price
A virtuous woman's counsel; her wing'd spirit
Is feather'd oftentimes with heavenly words.

George Chapman The Gentleman Usher (1606)

To study Buddhism and then use it as a weapon in order to criticize others' theories or ideologies is wrong. The very purpose of religion is to control yourself, not to criticize others.

Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama The Dalai Lama: A Policy of Kindness (1990)

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