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 apprehensiondeepexistence Change image and share on social
It was Nietzsche who first made us conscious of the significance of the individual as a term in the evolutionary process-in that part of the evolutionary process which has still to take place. Herbert Read consciousevolutionaryindividual Change image and share on social
Creeds and castes, and all forms of intellectual and emotional grouping, belong to the past. Herbert Read belongcastecreed Change image and share on social
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 artdirecteconomics Change image and share on social
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 desiredevelopindependent Change image and share on social
The sensitive artist knows that a bitter wind is blowing. Herbert Read artistbitterblow Change image and share on social
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 adultburydifficult share on social
The only sin is ugliness, and if we believed this with all our being, all other activities of the human spirit could be left to take care of themselves. Herbert Read activitybelievecare Change image and share on social
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 balanceefficiencyequity Change image and share on social
I can imagine no society which does not embody some method of arbitration. Herbert Read arbitrationembodyimagine Change image and share on social
