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> [The modern work of art, as I have said, is a symbol.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herbert-read/the-modern-work-of-art-as-i-have-said-is-a-symbol/)

[Herbert Read](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herbert-read/)

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> [If modern art has produced symbols that are unfamiliar, that was only to be expected.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herbert-read/if-modern-art-has-produced-symbols-that-are-unfamiliar-that-was-only/)

[Herbert Read](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herbert-read/)

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> [In general, modern art... has been inspired by a natural desire to chart the uncharted.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herbert-read/in-general-modern-art-has-been-inspired-by-a-natural-desire-to-chart/)

[Herbert Read](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herbert-read/)

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> [The depths modern art has been exploring are mysterious depths, full of strange fish...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herbert-read/the-depths-modern-art-has-been-exploring-are-mysterious-depths-full/)

[Herbert Read](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herbert-read/)

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> [The modern artist, by nature and destiny, is always an individualist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herbert-read/the-modern-artist-by-nature-and-destiny-is-always-an-individualist/)

[Herbert Read](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herbert-read/)

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> [I am not going to claim that modern anarchism has any direct relation to Roman jurisprudence; but I do claim that it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herbert-read/i-am-not-going-to-claim-that-modern-anarchism-has-any-direct-relation/)

[Herbert Read](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herbert-read/)

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> [It does not seem that the contradiction which exists between the aristocratic function of art and the democratic structure of modern society…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herbert-read/it-does-not-seem-that-the-contradiction-which-exists-between-the/)

[Herbert Read](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herbert-read/)

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> [The great modern heresy in poetry is to confuse the use we make of words in a poem with modalities of speech...For…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herbert-read/the-great-modern-heresy-in-poetry-is-to-confuse-the-use-we-make-of/)

[Herbert Read](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herbert-read/)

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> [It is not my purpose as a poet to condemn war (or to be exact, modern warfare). I only wish to present…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herbert-read/it-is-not-my-purpose-as-a-poet-to-condemn-war-or-to-be-exact-modern/)

[Herbert Read](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herbert-read/)

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> [The modern poet has no essential alliance with regular schemes of any sorts.He reserves the right to adapt his rhythm to his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herbert-read/the-modern-poet-has-no-essential-alliance-with-regular-schemes-of-any/)

[Herbert Read](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herbert-read/)

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> [Modern man has been in search of a new language of form to satisfy new longings and aspirations - longings for mental…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herbert-read/modern-man-has-been-in-search-of-a-new-language-of-form-to-satisfy/)

[Herbert Read](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herbert-read/)

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## Other authors on Modern

## More by Herbert Read

> [Perhaps it is this theory of all work and no play that has made the Marxist such a very dull boy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herbert-read/perhaps-it-is-this-theory-of-all-work-and-no-play-that-has-made-the/)

[Herbert Read](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herbert-read/)

> [There are a few people, but a diminishing number, who still believe that Marxism, as an economic system, off era a coherent alternative to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herbert-read/there-are-a-few-people-but-a-diminishing-number-who-still-believe/)

[Herbert Read](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herbert-read/)

> [The sensitive artist knows that a bitter wind is blowing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herbert-read/the-sensitive-artist-knows-that-a-bitter-wind-is-blowing/)

[Herbert Read](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herbert-read/)

> [The slave may be happy, but happiness is not enough.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herbert-read/the-slave-may-be-happy-but-happiness-is-not-enough/)

[Herbert Read](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herbert-read/)

> [The classicist, and the naturalist who has much in common with him, refuse to see in the highest works of art anything but the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herbert-read/the-classicist-and-the-naturalist-who-has-much-in-common-with-him/)

[Herbert Read](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herbert-read/)

> [Man is everywhere still in chains.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herbert-read/man-is-everywhere-still-in-chains/)

[Herbert Read](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herbert-read/)

> [It does not seem that the contradiction which exists between the aristocratic function of art and the democratic structure of modern society can ever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herbert-read/it-does-not-seem-that-the-contradiction-which-exists-between-the/)

[Herbert Read](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herbert-read/)

> [I can imagine no society which does not embody some method of arbitration.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herbert-read/i-can-imagine-no-society-which-does-not-embody-some-method-of/)

[Herbert Read](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herbert-read/)

> [Sensibility... is a direct and particular reaction to the separate and individual nature of things. It begins and ends with the sensuous apprehension of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herbert-read/sensibility-is-a-direct-and-particular-reaction-to-the-separate-and/)

[Herbert Read](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herbert-read/)

> [In the evolution of mankind there has always been a certain degree of social coherence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herbert-read/in-the-evolution-of-mankind-there-has-always-been-a-certain-degree-of/)

[Herbert Read](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herbert-read/modern-man-has-been-in-search-of-a-new-language-of-form-to-satisfy/)

[Herbert Read](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herbert-read/i-am-not-going-to-claim-that-modern-anarchism-has-any-direct-relation/)

[Herbert Read](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herbert-read/to-realize-that-new-world-we-must-prefer-the-values-of-freedom-and/)

[Herbert Read](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herbert-read/)

> [Intellect begins with the observation of nature, proceeds to memorize and classify the facts thus observed, and by logical deduction builds up that edifice…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herbert-read/intellect-begins-with-the-observation-of-nature-proceeds-to-memorize/)

[Herbert Read](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herbert-read/)

> [In a sense, every tool is a machine--the hammer, the ax, and the chisel. And every machine is a tool. The real distinction is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herbert-read/in-a-sense-every-tool-is-a-machine-the-hammer-the-ax-and-the-chisel/)

[Herbert Read](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herbert-read/)

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