Scimus enim musicen nostris moribus abesse a principis persona, saltare vero etiam in vitiis poni; quae omnia apud Graecos et grata et laude digna ducuntur.
We know, for example, that according to our ideas music is unsuited to a personage of importance, while dancing is even numbered among the vices; but with the Greeks all such accomplishments were regarded as becoming and even praiseworthy.
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