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Herbert Read quotes

English Poet December 4, 1893 – June 12, 1968

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Herbert Read quote: "If the individual is a unit in a corporate mass, his life is..."
If the individual is a unit in a corporate mass, his life is not merely brutish and short, but dull and mechanical. Herbert Read
In History, stagnant waters, whether they be stagnant waters of custom or those of despotism, harbour no life; life is dependent on the ripples created by a few eccentric individuals. In homage to that life and vitality, the community has to brave certain perils and must countenance a measure of heresy. One must live dangerously if one wants to live at all. Herbert Read
Freud has shown one thing very clearly: that we only forget our infancy by burying it in the unconscious; and that the problems of this difficult period find their solution under a disguised form in adult life. Herbert Read
Herbert Read quote: "The characteristic political attitude of today is not one of..."
The characteristic political attitude of today is not one of positive belief, but of despair. Herbert Read
Herbert Read quote: "The slave may be happy, but happiness is not enough."
The slave may be happy, but happiness is not enough. Herbert Read
Modern man has been in search of a new language of form to satisfy new longings and aspirations - longings for mental appeasement, aspirations to unity, harmony, serenity - an end to his alienation from nature. All these arts of remote times or strange cultures either give or suggest to the modern artist forms which he can adapt to his needs, the elements of a new iconography. Herbert Read
My own early experiences in war led me to suspect the value of discipline, even in that sphere where it is so often regarded as the first essential for success. Herbert Read
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
The most general law in nature is equity-the principle of balance and symmetry which guides the growth of forms along the lines of the greatest structural efficiency. Herbert Read
Herbert Read quote: "The modern artist, by nature and destiny, is always an..."
The modern artist, by nature and destiny, is always an individualist. Herbert Read
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
I am not going to claim that modern anarchism has any direct relation to Roman jurisprudence; but I do claim that it has its basis in the laws of nature rather than in the state of nature. Herbert Read
Herbert Read quote: "I call religion a natural authority, but it has usually been..."
I call religion a natural authority, but it has usually been conceived as a supernatural authority. Herbert Read
To realize that new world we must prefer the values of freedom and equality above all other values - above personal wealth, technical power and nationalism. Herbert Read
Herbert Read quote: "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

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