Carolina QuotesIt's a bit embarrassing to have been concerned with the human problem all one's life and find at the end that one has no more to offer by way of advice than 'Try to be a little kinder.'
Aldous Huxley Connected to the Carolinas
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In Huston Smith, "Aldous Huxley--A Tribute", The Psychedelic Review (1964), Vol. I, No. 3 (Aldous Huxley Memorial Issue), pp. 264-5
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- 1964
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- pp. 264-5
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“It's a bit embarrassing to have been concerned with the huma…” Aldous Huxley. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-F6012A27B3. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/f6012a27b3
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