It is curious how there seems to be an instinctive disgust in Man for his nearest ancestors and relations. If only Darwin could conscientiously have traced man back to the Elephant or the Lion or the Antelope, how much ridicule and prejudice would have been spared to the doctrine of Evolution. – Havelock Ellis
A sublime faith in human imbecility has seldom led those who cherish it astray. – Havelock Ellis
The conflict of forces and the struggle of opposing wills are of the essence of our universe and alone hold it together. – Havelock Ellis
There is a very intimate connection between hypnotic phenomena and religion. – Havelock Ellis
We live between two worlds; we soar in the atmosphere; we creep upon the soil; we have the aspirations of creators and the propensities of quadrupeds. There can be but one explanation of this fact. We are passing from the animal into a higher form, and the drama of this planet is in its second act. – W. Winwood Reade