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The place where optimism most flourishes is the lunatic asylum.

The place where optimism most flourishes is the lunatic asylum.

by Havelock Ellis Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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There is nothing that war has ever achieved we could not better achieve without it.

There is nothing that war has ever achieved we could not better achieve without it.

by Havelock Ellis Found in: Achievement Quotes,
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The sexual regions constitute a particularly vulnerable spot, and remain so even in man, and the need for their protection read more

The sexual regions constitute a particularly vulnerable spot, and remain so even in man, and the need for their protection which thus exists conflicts with the prominent display required for sexual allurement. This end is far more effectively attained, with greater advantage and less disadvantage, by concentrating the chief ensigns of sexual attractiveness on the upper and more conspicuous parts of the body. This method is well-nigh universal among animals as well as in man.

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The absence of flaw in beauty is itself a flaw.

The absence of flaw in beauty is itself a flaw.

by Havelock Ellis Found in: Flaws Quotes,
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Every artist writes his own autobiography.

Every artist writes his own autobiography.

by Havelock Ellis Found in: Autobiography Quotes,
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