Quotes and anectdotes from the wise to the foolish, and the courageous to the drunk

Herbert Read Art critic

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: England
  • Born: Dec 4, 1893
  • Died: Jun 12, 1968

Sir Herbert Edward Read, DSO, MC was an English anarchist, poet and literary critic, best known for numerous books on art, which included influential volumes on the role of art in education. Read was co-founder of the Institute of Contemporary Arts. He was one of the earliest English writers to take notice of existentialism.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thanksgiving November 28, 2024

The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest. 32 other quotes from William Blake

32 other quotes from William Blake

Drink and be thankful to the host! What seems insignificant when you have it, is important when you need it. 6 more thoughts from Franz Grillparzer

6 more thoughts from Franz Grillparzer

For what I have received may the Lord make me truly thankful. And more truly for what I have not received. 2 quotes from Storm Jameson

2 quotes from Storm Jameson

To give thanks in solitude is enough. Thanksgiving has wings and goes where it must go. Your prayer knows much more about it than you do. 73 more thoughts from Victor Hugo

73 more thoughts from Victor Hugo