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The Doors of Perception
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"The Doors of Perception" Quotes

Aldous Huxley explores the mind-altering effects of mescaline and its impact on human perception.

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There are things known and there are things unknown, and in between are the doors of perception.

Aldous Huxley

perceptionknowledge

The man who comes back through the Door in the Wall will never be quite the same as the man who went out.

Aldous Huxley

transformationself-discovery

Most ignorance is vincible ignorance. We don't know because we don't want to know.

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ignoranceknowledge

Hell isn't merely paved with good intentions; it's walled and roofed with them.

Aldous Huxley

intentionsconsequences

Experience is not what happens to you; it's what you do with what happens to you.

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experienceperspective

The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.

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mindperception

There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.

Aldous Huxley

self-improvementpersonal growth

The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude.

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solitudeintrospection

The real hopeless victims of mental illness are to be found among those who appear to be most normal.

Aldous Huxley

mental illnessperception

Consistency is contrary to nature, contrary to life.

Aldous Huxley

consistencyadaptability