The greatest task before civilization at present is to make machines what they ought to be, the slaves, instead of the masters of men.

HAVELOCK ELLIS, Little Essays on Love and Virtue

To be a leader of men one must turn one's back on men.

HAVELOCK ELLIS, introduction, Against the Grain

It is known to many that we need solitude to find ourselves. Perhaps it is not so well known that we need solitude to find our fellows.

HAVELOCK ELLIS, Selected Essays

Jealousy, that dragon which slays love under the pretence of keeping it alive.

HAVELOCK ELLIS, "Husbands and Wives", Little Essays of Love and Virtue

Charm is a woman's strength just as strength is a man's charm.

HAVELOCK ELLIS, as quoted in the Concise Columbia Dictionary of Quotations