We cannot remain consistent with the world save by growing inconsistent with our past selves. Havelock Ellis More Quotes by Havelock Ellis More Quotes From Havelock Ellis Einstein is notmerely an artist in his moments of leisure and play, as a great statesman may play golf or a great soldier grow orchids. He retains the same attitude in the whole of his work. He traces science to its roots in emotion, which is exactly where art is also rooted. Havelock Ellis golfattitudeart There is a very intimate connection between hypnotic phenomena and religion. Havelock Ellis connectionsatheismreligion Greek is the embodiment of the fluent speech that runs or soars, the speech of a people which could not help giving winged feet toits god of art. Latin is the embodiment of the weighty and concentrated speech which is hammered and pressed and polished into the shape of its perfection, as the ethically minded Romans believed that the soul also should be wrought. Havelock Ellis latinrunningart It is the little writer rather than the great writer who seems never to quote, and the reason is that he is never really doing anything else. Havelock Ellis reasonwritinglittles A religion can no more afford to degrade its Devil than to degrade its God. Havelock Ellis degradedevilreligion Those persons who are burning to display heroism may rest assured that the course of social evolution will offer them every opportunity. Havelock Ellis heroismsocietyopportunity Where there is most labour there is not always most life. Havelock Ellis labourwork The mother is really a more immediate parent than the father because one is born from the mother, and the first experience of any infant is the mother. Havelock Ellis parentmotherfather Jealousy - that dragon which slays love under the pretense of keeping it alive. Havelock Ellis The art of living lies in a fine mingling of holding on and letting go. Havelock Ellis The place where optimism flourishes most is in the lunatic asylum. Havelock Ellis The place where optimism flourishes the most is the lunatic asylum. Havelock Ellis To be a leader of men one must turn one's back on men. Havelock Ellis turnbackleadermen
