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Havelock Ellis Quotes

Havelock Ellis quotes

British Psychologist February 2, 1859 – July 8, 1939

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Havelock Ellis quote: "All civilization has from time to time become a thin crust..."
All civilization has from time to time become a thin crust over a volcano of revolution. Havelock Ellis
In the early days of Christianity the exercise of chastity was frequently combined with a close and romantic intimacy of affection between the sexes which shocked austere moralists. Havelock Ellis
The sun, the moon and the stars would have disappeared long ago... had they happened to be within the reach of predatory human hands. Havelock Ellis
Havelock Ellis quote: "Men who know themselves are no longer fools. They stand on the..."
Men who know themselves are no longer fools. They stand on the threshold of the door of Wisdom. Havelock Ellis
There has never been any country at every moment so virtuous and so wise that it has not sometimes needed to be saved from itself. Havelock Ellis
Havelock Ellis quote: "A sublime faith in human imbecility has seldom led those who..."
A sublime faith in human imbecility has seldom led those who cherish it astray. Havelock Ellis
It is only the great men who are truly obscene. If they had not dared to be obscene, they could never have dared to be great. Havelock Ellis
Havelock Ellis quote: "The Promised Land always lies on the other side of a Wilderness."
The Promised Land always lies on the other side of a Wilderness. Havelock Ellis
Havelock Ellis quote: "In philosophy, it is not the attainment of the goal that..."
In philosophy, it is not the attainment of the goal that matters, it is the things that are met with by the way. Havelock Ellis
Havelock Ellis quote: "Of woman as a real human being, with sexual needs and sexual..."
Of woman as a real human being, with sexual needs and sexual responsibilities, morality has often known nothing. Havelock Ellis
It is becoming clear that the old platitudes can no longer be maintained, and that if we wish to improve our morals we must first improve our knowledge. Havelock Ellis
At the present day the crude theory of the sexual impulse held on one side, and the ignorant rejection of theory altogether on the other side, are beginning to be seen as both alike unjustified. Havelock Ellis
Havelock Ellis quote: "There is nothing that war has ever achieved that we could not..."
There is nothing that war has ever achieved that we could not better achieve without it. Havelock Ellis
Havelock Ellis quote: "The mathematician has reached the highest rung on the ladder..."
The mathematician has reached the highest rung on the ladder of human thought. Havelock Ellis
Havelock Ellis quote: "The relation of the individual person to the species he..."
The relation of the individual person to the species he belongs to is the most intimate of all relations. Havelock Ellis

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