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In philosophy, it is not the attainment of the goal that matters, it is the things that are met with by the way
Havelock Ellis
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Havelock Ellis
Age: 80 †
Born: 1859
Born: February 2
Died: 1939
Died: July 8
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Henry Havelock Ellis
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