Quotes by Henry Havelock Ellis

"Imagination is a poor substitute for experience."

"The sun, the moon and the stars would have disappeared long ago... had they happened to be within the reach of predatory human h"

By Henry Havelock Ellis

"What we call 'morals' is simply blind obedience to words of command."

By Henry Havelock Ellis

"Dancing is the loftiest, the most moving, the most beautiful of the arts, because it is no mere translation or abstraction from"

By Henry Havelock Ellis

"The place where optimism most flourishes is the lunatic asylum."

By Henry Havelock Ellis

"Dreams are real while they last. Can we say more of life"

By Henry Havelock Ellis

"Every man of genius sees the world at a different angle from his fellows, and there is his tragedy."

By Henry Havelock Ellis

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