Aldo LeopoldOur ability to perceive quality in nature begins, as in art, with the pretty. It expands through successive stages of the beautiful to values as yet uncaptured by language.
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Quality is a property that is difficult to define. It is a feeling that arises from a person's perception of a situation or object. Quality cannot be seen or heard, but it can be inferred through its effect on the human psyche. The human ability to recognize quality is the third stage in the evolution of art and culture.
First came cave art, which used animal and natural imagery to express emotions and ideas. Next came the development of more sophisticated forms of storytelling, which used more abstract symbols. Finally, we reached our current level of sophistication, where we can recognize quality in nature and even in other people.
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