Vijaya in Island (1962)
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All gods are homemade, and it is we who pull their strings, and so, give them the power to pull ours
— Aldous Huxley
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "All gods are homemade, and it is we who pull their strings, and so, give them the power to pull ours" in the context of "Vijaya in Island (1962)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Aldous Huxley" (Quotes, Island (1962): [email protected] Dutch, no English, and therefore no planters, no coolie labour, no cash crops, no systematic exhaustion of our soil. Also no whisky, no Calvinism, no syphilis, no foreign administrators. We were left to go our own way and take responsibility for our own affairs.)
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About Aldous Huxley
Aldous Leonard Huxley (26 July 1894 – 22 November 1963) was a British author known for his novel Brave New World. He was the grandson of Thomas Henry Huxley and younger brother of Julian Huxley.
About Aldous Huxley
Aldous Leonard Huxley (26 July 1894 – 22 November 1963) was a British author known for his novel Brave New World. He was the grandson of Thomas Henry Huxley and younger brother of Julian Huxley.
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