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 alikealtogetherbegin Change image and share on social
The prevalence of suicide, without doubt, is a test of height in civilization; it means that the population is winding up its nervous and intellectual system to the utmost point of tension and that sometimes it snaps. Havelock Ellis civilizationdoubtheight share on social
Dancing is the loftiest, the most moving, the most beautiful of the arts, because it is no mere translation or abstraction from life; it is life itself. Havelock Ellis abstractionartbeautiful Change image and share on social
The husband - by primitive instinct partly, certainly by ancient tradition - regards himself as the active partner in matters of love and his own pleasure as legitimately the prime motive for activity. Havelock Ellis activeactivityancient share on social
The average husband enjoys the total effect of his home but is usually unable to contribute any of the details of work and organisation that make it enjoyable. Havelock Ellis averagecontributedetail Change image and share on social
Thinking in its lower grades, is comparable to paper money, and in its higher forms it is a kind of poetry. Havelock Ellis comparableformgrade Change image and share on social
Sex lies at the root of life, and we can never learn to reverence life until we know how to understand sex. Havelock Ellis learnlielife Change image and share on social
I always seem to have a vague feeling that he is a Satan among musicians, a fallen angel in the darkness who is perpetually seeking to fight his way back to happiness. Havelock Ellis angelbackdarkness Change image and share on social
No act can be quite so intimate as the sexual embrace. Havelock Ellis actembraceintimate Change image and share on social
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 agodisappearhand Change image and share on social
