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

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
Wisdom
Men
Threshold
Fools
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