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It is not the attainment of the goal that matters, it is the things that are met with by… — Havelock Ellis

Autobiography and memoir

It is not the attainment of the goal that matters, it is the things that are met with by the way.

Havelock Ellis
1923
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PhilosophyJourney vs. destination
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Autobiography and memoir
Time
1923
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Havelock Ellis
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Ellis, Havelock. The Dance of Life. Houghton, Mifflin Company, 1923, ch. 3.

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