The desire for symmetry, for balance, for rhythm in form as well as in…

Edith Wharton
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The desire for symmetry, for balance, for rhythm in form as well as in sound, is one of the most inveterate of human instincts. ✨ Edith Wharton, Ogden Codman (2015). The Decoration of Houses, p.33, Courier Dover Publications
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