Animal Quote by Havelock Ellis

“The modesty of women, which, in its most primitive form among animals, is based on sexual periodicity, is, with that periodicity, an essential condition of courtship.” quote by Havelock Ellis — Download Open image

“The modesty of women, which, in its most primitive form among animals, is based on sexual periodicity, is, with that periodicity, an essential condition of courtship.”

Havelock Ellis

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Animal Conditions Courtship Essentials Form Humility Modesty Periodicity Primitive Romance Sex

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