RUDOLF ARNHEIM QUOTES II

German-born psychologist, philosopher & critic (1904-2007)

It is good to live in a country where all are immigrants ... the newcomer is simply the latest arrival.

RUDOLF ARNHEIM

Parables of Sun Light


Nothing is more humbling than to look with a strong magnifying glass at an insect so tiny that the naked eye sees only the barest speck and to discover that nevertheless it is sculpted and articulated and striped with the same care and imagination as a zebra. Apparently it does not occur to nature whether or not a creature is within our range of vision, and the suspicion arises that even the zebra was not designed for our benefit.

RUDOLPH ARNHEIM

Parables of Sun Light

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