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It is by the steady elimination of everything which is ugly - thoughts and words no less than tangible objects - and by the substitution of things of true and lasting beauty that the whole progress of humanity proceeds.
Anna Pavlova
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Anna Pavlova
Age: 48 †
Born: 1882
Born: February 16
Died: 1931
Died: January 23
Ballerina
Ballet Dancer
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St. Petersburg
Anna Pavlowa
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