Maxioms by Havelock Ellis
The sun, the moon and the stars would have disappeared long ago, had they happened to be within reach of read more
The sun, the moon and the stars would have disappeared long ago, had they happened to be within reach of predatory human hands.
The absence of flaw in beauty is itself a flaw.
The absence of flaw in beauty is itself a flaw.
A man must not swallow more beliefs than he can digest.
A man must not swallow more beliefs than he can digest.
...aesthetic values are changed under the influence of sexual emotion; from the lover's point of view many things are beautiful read more
...aesthetic values are changed under the influence of sexual emotion; from the lover's point of view many things are beautiful which are unbeautiful from the point of view of him who is not a lover, and the greater the degree to which the lover is swayed by his passion the greater the extent to which his normal aesthetic standard is liable to be modified.
The place where optimism most flourishes is the lunatic asylum.
The place where optimism most flourishes is the lunatic asylum.
