Poul Henningsen famous quotes

03-28-2025

Everything new stalls because there is precedence for the old
-- Poul Henningsen
Democracy can only be measured on the existence of an opposition
-- Poul Henningsen

#Democracy #Existence
The technician should never forget that he is an artist, the artist never that he is a technician
-- Poul Henningsen

#Artist #Never Forget #Forget
Future comes by itself, progress does not.
-- Poul Henningsen

#Progress #Doe
Art is the ability to separate the significant from the insignificant.
-- Poul Henningsen

#Art #Significant #Ability
Good taste is always bad.
-- Poul Henningsen

#Taste #Good Taste
Being conservative has never been regarded as old-fashioned. But if you fight for a sensible step in the right direction which others has deserted you will be branded "reactionary".
-- Poul Henningsen

#Fighting #Steps #Conservative
The only thing which separates man from child is all the values he has lost over the years.
-- Poul Henningsen

#Children #Men #Years
The rules are rather simple to understand: Under democracy you can defend any view, but only defend it. You can not try to realise it through power, violence or weapons.
-- Poul Henningsen

#Simple #Views #Democracy

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