Havelock Ellis Quotes
1859–1939 England
Havelock Ellis (February 2, 1859 – July 8, 1939) was a British doctor, sexual psychologist and social reformer.
- England
- Psychologists
26 quotes
To be a leader of men one must turn one's back on men.
One can know nothing of giving aught that is worthy to give unless one also knows how to take.
All civilization has from time to time become a thin crust over a volcano of revolution.
A man must not swallow more beliefs than he can digest.
Conquer the demon of jealousy, that dragon which slays love under the pretence of keeping it alive.
What we call "morals" is simply blind obedience to words of command.
The place where optimism most flourishes is the lunatic asylum.
The byproduct is sometimes more valuable than the product.
'Homosexual' is a barbarously hybrid word, and I claim no responsibility for it.
The Promised Land always lies on the other side of a wilderness.
The mathematician has reached the highest rung on the ladder of human thought.
Every artist writes his own autobiography.
Attribution
Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Havelock Ellis (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.