Quote#Art
The art of dancing stands at the source of all the arts that express…
Quote byHavelock Ellis · 1859–1939
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Dance of Life (1923), Ch. 2.
English (original)
The art of dancing stands at the source of all the arts that express themselves first in the human person. The art of building, or architecture, is the beginning of all the arts that lie outside the person; and in the end they unite.
— Havelock Ellis
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