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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.
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"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."
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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

About Havelock Ellis

Havelock Ellis was a Psychologist from United Kingdom (1859–1939).

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This quote is attributed to Havelock Ellis, a Psychologist from United Kingdom.
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Havelock Ellis lived from 1859 – 1939.