Man lives by imagination.

Quote by Henry Ellis

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The absence of flaw in beauty is itself a flaw.

The absence of flaw in beauty is itself a flaw.

It is only the great men who are truly obscene. If they had not dared...

It is only the great men who are truly obscene. If they had not dared...

The art of dancing stands at the source of all the arts that express themselves...

The art of dancing stands at the source of all the arts that express themselves...

The omnipresent process of sex, as it is woven into the whole texture of our...

The omnipresent process of sex, as it is woven into the whole texture of our...

One can know nothing of giving aught that is worthy to give unless one also...

One can know nothing of giving aught that is worthy to give unless one also...

The place where optimism most flourishes is the lunatic asylum.

The place where optimism most flourishes is the lunatic asylum.

The mathematician has reached the highest rung on the ladder of human thought.

The mathematician has reached the highest rung on the ladder of human thought.

Men who know themselves are no longer fools. They stand on the threshold of the...

Men who know themselves are no longer fools. They stand on the threshold of the...

Every artist writes his own autobiography.

Every artist writes his own autobiography.

The sun, the moon and the stars would have disappeared long ago... had they happened...

The sun, the moon and the stars would have disappeared long ago... had they happened...

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

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

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

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

The romantic embrace can only be compared with music and with prayer.

The romantic embrace can only be compared with music and with prayer.

Thinking in its lower grades, is comparable to paper money, and in its higher forms...

Thinking in its lower grades, is comparable to paper money, and in its higher forms...

The prevalence of suicide, without doubt, is a test of height in civilization; it means...

The prevalence of suicide, without doubt, is a test of height in civilization; it means...

There has never been any country at every moment so virtuous and so wise that...

There has never been any country at every moment so virtuous and so wise that...

A man must not swallow more beliefs than he can digest.

A man must not swallow more beliefs than he can digest.

While everyone I work with may not share my beliefs, I have been surrounded by...

While everyone I work with may not share my beliefs, I have been surrounded by...

We're very open and outspoken about our faith and our beliefs. We also talk about...

We're very open and outspoken about our faith and our beliefs. We also talk about...

Quotations are useful in periods of ignorance or obscurantist beliefs.

Quotations are useful in periods of ignorance or obscurantist beliefs.