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A man must not swallow more beliefs than he can digest.
Creeds
Havelock Ellis

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All civilization has from time to time become a thin crust over a volcano of revolution.
Civilization
Havelock Ellis

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Dreams are real as long as they last. Can we say more of life?
Dreams
Havelock Ellis

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Every artist writes his own autobiography.
Arts and Artists
Havelock Ellis

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However well organized the foundations of life may be, life must always be full of risks.
Danger
Havelock Ellis

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Jealousy, that dragon which slays love under the pretence of keeping it alive.
Jealousy
Havelock Ellis

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Men who know themselves are no longer fools. They stand on the threshold of the door of Wisdom.
Fools and Foolishness
Havelock Ellis

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Pain and death are a part of life. To reject them is to reject life itself.
Pain
Havelock Ellis

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The place where optimism flourishes most is in the lunatic asylum.
Optimism
Havelock Ellis

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The Promised Land always lies on the other side of a Wilderness.
Obstacles
Havelock Ellis

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

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To be a leader of men one must turn one's back on men.
Leaders and Leadership
Havelock Ellis

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What we call progress is the exchange of one nuisance for another.
Progress
Havelock Ellis

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Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.
[ Research ] Wernher Von Braun