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Dreams are real as long as they last. Can we say more of life?

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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
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The greatest task before civilization at present is to make machines what they ought to be, the slaves, instead of the masters of men.
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Jealousy, that dragon which slays love under the pretence of keeping it alive.
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