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Civilization1 quote
All civilization has from time to time become a thin crust over a volcano of revolution. — Havelock Ellis · 1922Dancing1 quote
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. — Havelock Ellis · 1923Downsides of technology1 quote
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 · 1922Journey vs. destination1 quote
It is not the attainment of the goal that matters, it is the things that are met with by the way. — Havelock Ellis · 1923Man and machine1 quote
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 · 1922Noise1 quote
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 · 1914Philosophy1 quote
It is not the attainment of the goal that matters, it is the things that are met with by the way. — Havelock Ellis · 1923Revolution1 quote
All civilization has from time to time become a thin crust over a volcano of revolution. — Havelock Ellis · 1922Risks of technology1 quote
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 · 1922Technological progress1 quote
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 · 1914