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The place where optimism most flourishes is the lunatic asylum.

Havelock Ellis

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Havelock Ellis
Age: 80 †
Born: 1859
Born: February 2
Died: 1939
Died: July 8
Physician
Psychologist
Writer
Henry Havelock Ellis
H. Havelock Ellis
Pessimism
Optimism
Depression
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Flourishes
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Asylums
Lunatic

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