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Herbert Read quotes: Art in its widest sense is the extension of the personality: a host of artificial limbs.

Art in its widest sense is the extension of the personality: a host of artificial limbs.

Herbert Read quotes: The farther a society progresses, the more clearly the individual becomes the antithesis of the group.

The farther a society progresses, the more clearly the individual becomes the antithesis of the group.

Herbert Read quotes: Simplicity is not a goal, but one arrives at simplicity in spite of oneself, as one approaches the real meaning of things.

Simplicity is not a goal, but one arrives at simplicity in spite of oneself, as one approaches the real meaning of things.

Herbert Read quotes: Man is everywhere still in chains.

Man is everywhere still in chains.

Herbert Read quotes: I call religion a natural authority, but it has usually been conceived as a supernatural authority.

I call religion a natural authority, but it has usually been conceived as a supernatural authority.

Herbert Read quotes: Morality, as has often been pointed out, is antecedent to religion-it even exists in a rudimentary form among animals.

Morality, as has often been pointed out, is antecedent to religion-it even exists in a rudimentary form among animals.

Herbert Read quotes: Art is an indecent exposure of the consciousness.

Art is an indecent exposure of the consciousness.

Herbert Read quotes: The depths modern art has been exploring are mysterious depths, full of strange fish ...

The depths modern art has been exploring are mysterious depths, full of strange fish ...

Herbert Read quotes: The modern artist, by nature and destiny, is always an individualist.

The modern artist, by nature and destiny, is always an individualist.

Herbert Read quotes: In the evolution of mankind there has always been a certain degree of social coherence.

In the evolution of mankind there has always been a certain degree of social coherence.

Herbert Read quotes: If the individual is a unit in a corporate mass, his life is not merely brutish and short, but dull and mechanical.

If the individual is a unit in a corporate mass, his life is not merely brutish and short, but dull and mechanical.

Herbert Read quotes: The characteristic political attitude of today is not one of positive belief, but of despair.

The characteristic political attitude of today is not one of positive belief, but of despair.

Herbert Read quotes: Love works miracles in stillness.

Love works miracles in stillness.

Herbert Read quotes: I know of no better name than Anarchism.

I know of no better name than Anarchism.

Herbert Read quotes: Nobody seriously believes in the social philosophies of the immediate past.

Nobody seriously believes in the social philosophies of the immediate past.

Herbert Read quotes: The modern work of art, as I have said, is a symbol.

The modern work of art, as I have said, is a symbol.

Herbert Read quotes: The sensitive artist knows that a bitter wind is blowing.

The sensitive artist knows that a bitter wind is blowing.

Herbert Read quotes: A man of personality can formulate ideals, but only a man of character can achieve them.

A man of personality can formulate ideals, but only a man of character can achieve them.

Herbert Read quotes: I can imagine no society which does not embody some method of arbitration.

I can imagine no society which does not embody some method of arbitration.

Herbert Read quotes: That is why I believe that art is so much more significant than either economics or philosophy. It is the direct measure of man's spiritual vision.

That is why I believe that art is so much more significant than either economics or philosophy. It is the direct measure of man's spiritual vision.

Herbert Read quotes: Perhaps it is this theory of all work and no play that has made the Marxist such a very dull boy.

Perhaps it is this theory of all work and no play that has made the Marxist such a very dull boy.

Herbert Read quotes: It was play rather than work which enabled man to evolve his higher faculties - everything we mean by the word 'culture'.

It was play rather than work which enabled man to evolve his higher faculties - everything we mean by the word 'culture'.

Herbert Read quotes: Art is pattern informed by sensibility.

Art is pattern informed by sensibility.

Herbert Read quotes: If modern art has produced symbols that are unfamiliar, that was only to be expected.

If modern art has produced symbols that are unfamiliar, that was only to be expected.

Herbert Read quotes: Progress is measured by the degree of differentiation within a society.

Progress is measured by the degree of differentiation within a society.

Herbert Read quotes: The principle of equity first came into evidence in Roman jurisprudence and was derived by analogy from the physical meaning of the word.

The principle of equity first came into evidence in Roman jurisprudence and was derived by analogy from the physical meaning of the word.

Herbert Read quotes: You might think that it would he the natural desire of every man to develop as an independent personality, but this does not seem to be true.

You might think that it would he the natural desire of every man to develop as an independent personality, but this does not seem to be true.

Herbert Read quotes: The sense of historical continuity, and a feeling for philosophical rectitude cannot, however, be compromised.

The sense of historical continuity, and a feeling for philosophical rectitude cannot, however, be compromised.

Herbert Read quotes: In general, modern art ... has been inspired by a natural desire to chart the uncharted.

In general, modern art ... has been inspired by a natural desire to chart the uncharted.

Herbert Read quotes: The work of art ... is an instrument for tilling the human psyche, that it may continue to yield a harvest of vital beauty.

The work of art ... is an instrument for tilling the human psyche, that it may continue to yield a harvest of vital beauty.

Herbert Read quotes: These are the sensations and feelings that are gradually blunted by education, staled by custom, rejected in favor of social conformity.

These are the sensations and feelings that are gradually blunted by education, staled by custom, rejected in favor of social conformity.

Herbert Read quotes: I have not the slightest doubt that this form of individuation represents a higher stage in the evolution of mankind.

I have not the slightest doubt that this form of individuation represents a higher stage in the evolution of mankind.

Herbert Read quotes: Great changes in the destiny of mankind can be effected only in the minds of little children.

Great changes in the destiny of mankind can be effected only in the minds of little children.

Herbert Read quotes: The fundamental purpose of the artist is the same as that of a scientist: to state a fact.

The fundamental purpose of the artist is the same as that of a scientist: to state a fact.

Herbert Read quotes: Spontaneity is not enough - or, to be more exact, spontaneity is not possible until there is an unconscious coordination of form, space and vision.

Spontaneity is not enough - or, to be more exact, spontaneity is not possible until there is an unconscious coordination of form, space and vision.

Herbert Read quotes: Progress is measured by richness and intensity of experience - by a wider and deeper apprehension of the significance and scope of human existence.

Progress is measured by richness and intensity of experience - by a wider and deeper apprehension of the significance and scope of human existence.

Herbert Read quotes: The slave may be happy, but happiness is not enough.

The slave may be happy, but happiness is not enough.

Herbert Read quotes: It is not my purpose as a poet to condemn war (or to be exact, modern warfare). I only wish to present the universal aspects of a particular event

It is not my purpose as a poet to condemn war (or to be exact, modern warfare). I only wish to present the universal aspects of a particular event

Herbert Read quotes: What I do deny is that you can build any enduring society without some such mystical ethos.

What I do deny is that you can build any enduring society without some such mystical ethos.

Herbert Read quotes: Creeds and castes, and all forms of intellectual and emotional grouping, belong to the past.

Creeds and castes, and all forms of intellectual and emotional grouping, belong to the past.