Havelock Ellis, Impressions and Quotes

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Havelock Ellis was a British physician, essayist, and social reformer, renowned for his significant contributions to the fields of human sexuality and psychology. He was born on February 2, 1859, in Croydon, Surrey, England. Ellis was the son of a sea captain and initially trained to be a civil engineer. However, after suffering a bout of tuberculosis, he decided to pursue a career in medicine, eventually qualifying as a physician in 1887.

Ellis's work focused primarily on sexual psychology and the study of human sexuality. He conducted extensive research, interviewed countless individuals, and wrote numerous essays and books on the subject. His most renowned work, "Studies in the Psychology of Sex," spanned six volumes and became a significant reference for future scholars and researchers. Ellis's writings were instrumental in challenging societal taboos and promoting a more understanding and informed approach towards sex and sexuality.

Apart from his work on human sexuality, Ellis was also an advocate for social reform and championed causes such as women's rights, contraception, and the abolishment of censorship. He believed that sharing knowledge and understanding would lead to a more progressive and compassionate society.

Havelock Ellis continued his work until his death on July 8, 1939, in Hintlesham, Suffolk, England. His contributions to the understanding of human sexuality and his efforts for social reform continue to influence and shape the fields of psychology and sexual studies to this day.

There is no Gain in the world: so be it: but neither is there any Loss. There is never any failure to this infinite freshness of life, and the ancient novelty is forever renewed. We realize the world better if we imagine it, not as a Progress to Prim Perfection, but as the sustained upleaping of a Fountain, the pillar of a Glorious Flame. For, after all, we cannot go beyond the ancient image of Heraclitus, the Ever-living Flame, kindled in due measure and in the like measure extinguished. That translucent and mysterious Flame shines undyingly before our eyes, never for two moments the same, and always miraculously incalculable, an ever-flowing stream of fire. The world is moving, men tell us, to this, to that, to the other. Do not believe them! Men have never known what the world is moving to. Who foresaw--to say nothing of older and vaster events--the Crucifixion? What Greek or Roman in his most fantastic moments prefigured our thirteenth century? What Christian foresaw the Renaissance? Who ever really expected the French Revolution? We cannot be too bold, for we are ever at the incipient point of some new manifestation far more overwhelming than all our dreams. No one can foresee the next aspect of the Fountain of Life. And all the time the Pillar of that Flame is burning at exactly the same height it has always been burning at! The World is everlasting Novelty, everlasting Monotony. It is just which aspect you prefer. You will always be right.

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