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Complete Essays: 1956-1963, and supplement, 1920-1948

Book by Aldous Huxley · 4 quotes · Men, Political, Action

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“Asceticism, it is evident, has a double motivation. If men and women torment their bodies, it is not only because they hope in this way to atone for past sins and avoid future punishments; it is also because they long to visit the mind's antipodes and do some visionary sightseeing.”