Havelock Ellis

“All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on.”

“The place where optimism most flourishes is the lunatic asylum.”

“Dreams are real while they last, can we say more of life?”

“The absence of a flaw in beauty is itself a flaw.”

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

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

“The greatest task before civilization at present is to make machines what they ought to be, the slaves, instead of the masters of men.”

“Every artist writes his own autobiography.”

“The art of dancing stands at the source of all the arts that express themselves first in the human person.”

“All the work of the world is done by people who are not feeling very well.”

“Charm is a woman's strength, just as strength is a man's charm.”

“Sex lies at the root of life, and we can never learn to reverence life until we know how to understand sex.”

“The whole religious complexion of the modern world is due to the absence from Jerusalem of a lunatic asylum.”

“To be a leader of men one must turn one's back on men.”

“It is on the top of high mountains that the most beautiful flowers are found.”

“If you want a symbolic gesture, don't burn the flag; wash it.”