Henry Havelock Ellis

"Dancing is the loftiest, the most moving, the most beautiful of the arts, because it is no mere translation or abstraction from life, it is life itself. "

"Dreams are real while they last. Can we say more of life "

"Every man of genius sees the world at a different angle from his fellows, and there is his tragedy. "

"Imagination is a poor substitute for experience. "

"The place where optimism most flourishes is the lunatic asylum. "

"The sun, the moon and the stars would have disappeared long ago... had they happened to be within the reach of predatory human hands. "

"What we call 'morals' is simply blind obedience to words of command. "