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Aldous Huxley

It was one of those evenings when men feel that truth, goodness and beauty are one. In the morning, when they commit their discovery to paper, when others read it written there, it looks wholly ridiculous.

Aldous Huxley

Beauty

Understanding this quote AI Analysis

Huxley is saying that during certain moments, people experience a deep connection between truth, goodness, and beauty as if they are the same thing. However, when they try to explain or write down this feeling later, it often seems silly or unbelievable to others.

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