Susanne Langer Quote

Nature, as man has always known it, he knows no more. Since he has learned to esteem signs above symbols, to suppress his emotional reactions in favor of practical ones and make use of nature instead of holding so much of it sacred, he has altered the face, if not the heart, of reality.

Philosophy in a New Key: A Study in the Symbolism of Reason, Rite, and Art (1942)