Quote by Havelock Ellis
In the early days of Christianity the exercise of chastity was fre

In the early days of Christianity the exercise of chastity was frequently combined with a close and romantic intimacy of affection between the sexes which shocked austere moralists. – Havelock Ellis

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The sanitary and mechanical age we are now entering makes up for the mercy it grants to our sense of smell by the ferocity with which it assails our sense of hearing. – Havelock Ellis

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Education, whatever else it should or should not be, must be an inoculation against the poisons of life and an adequate equipment in knowledge and skill for meeting the chances of life. – Havelock Ellis

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All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on. – Havelock Ellis

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The concept of romantic love affords a means of emotional manipulation which the male is free to exploit, since love is the only circumstance in which the female is (ideologically) pardoned for sexual activity. – Kate Millett

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I think as a young actress, its very rare that you read something where youre not either the girl or there to serve some romantic purpose in a male dominated cast. – Sienna Miller

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