Quote by Aldous Huxley

A physical shortcoming could produce a kind of mental excess. The process, it seemed, was reversible. Mental excess could produce, for its own purposes, the voluntary blindness and deafness of deliberate solitude, the artificial impotence of asceticism.

A physical shortcoming could produce a kind of mental excess

Summary

This quote suggests that a physical limitation or drawback can lead to a heightened mental ability or strength. It also suggests that the opposite is true, where mental excess or overstimulation can lead to purposely isolating oneself, ignoring external stimuli, and restraining desires. The quote implies that both physical and mental conditions can impact and shape a person's actions and choices, emphasizing the interconnectedness and potential transformation between physical and mental states.

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By Aldous Huxley

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