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What we call “morals” is simply blind obedience to words of command. – Havelock Ellis

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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

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Evolution
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Charm – which means the power to effect work without employing brute force – is indispensable to women. Charm is a womans strength just as strength is a mans charm. – Havelock Ellis

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power
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The Seven Deadly Sins are a litany of victimless crimes, compiled to distract attention from the bloody felonies of the righteous. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Morality is a private and costly luxury. – Henry B. Adams, The Education of Henry Adams

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Morality

Our morality seems to be only a check on the ultimate domination of force, just as our politeness is a check on the impulse of every pig to put his feet in the trough. – Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

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The world of empirical morality consists for the most part of nothing but ill will and envy. – Goethe

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When you are content to be simply yourself and dont compare or compete, everybody will respect you. – Lao Tzu

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The thing that differentiates man from animals is money. – Gertrude Stein

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Patience is the secret to good food. – Gail Simmons

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A small group of thoughtful people could change the world. Indeed, its the only thing that ever has. – Margaret Mead

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