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A man may be variously accomplished, and yet be a feeble poet.
George H. Lewes All bad Literature rests upon imperfect insight, or upon imitation, which may be defined as seeing at second-hand. George H. Lewes All good Literature rests primarily on insight. George H. Lewes All great authors are seers. George H. Lewes As all Art depends on Vision, so the different kinds of Art depend on the different ways in which minds look at things. George H. Lewes Books have become our dearest companions, yielding exquisite delights and inspiring lofty aims. George H. Lewes Books minister to our knowledge, to our guidance, and to our delight, by their truth, their uprightness, and their art. George H. Lewes Endeavour to be faithful, and if there is any beauty in your thought, your style will be beautiful; if there is any real emotion to express, the expression will be moving. George H. Lewes Genius is rarely able to give any account of its own processes. George H. Lewes Good writers are of necessity rare. George H. Lewes If you feel yourself to be above the mass, speak so as to raise the mass to the height of your argument. George H. Lewes Imagination is not the exclusive appanage of artists, but belongs in varying degrees to all men. George H. Lewes In all sincere speech there is power, not necessarily great power, but as much as the speaker is capable of. George H. Lewes In complex trains of thought signs are indispensable. George H. Lewes Insight is the first condition of Art. George H. Lewes Insincerity is always weakness; sincerity even in error is strength. George H. Lewes It is unhappily true that much insincere Literature and Art, executed solely with a view to effect, does succeed by deceiving the public. George H. Lewes Language, after all, is only the use of symbols, and Art also can only affect us through symbols. George H. Lewes Literature delivers tidings of the world within and the world without. George H. Lewes Literature is at once the cause and the effect of social progress. George H. Lewes Many a genius has been slow of growth. Oaks that flourish for a thousand years do not spring up into beauty like a reed. George H. Lewes Murder, like talent, seems occasionally to run in families. George H. Lewes No man was ever eloquent by trying to be eloquent, but only by being so. George H. Lewes Ordinary men live among marvels and feel no wonder, grow familiar with objects and learn nothing new about them. George H. Lewes Originality is independence, not rebellion; it is sincerity, not antagonism. George H. Lewes Personal experience is the basis of all real Literature. George H. Lewes Philosophy and Art both render the invisible visible by imagination. George H. Lewes Science is not addressed to poets. George H. Lewes Science is the systematic classification of experience. George H. Lewes Sincerity is moral truth. George H. Lewes Sincerity is not only effective and honourable, it is also much less difficult than is commonly supposed. George H. Lewes Speak for yourself and from yourself, or be silent. George H. Lewes The delusions of self-love cannot be prevented, but intellectual misconceptions as to the means of achieving success may be corrected. George H. Lewes The object of Literature is to instruct, to animate, or to amuse. George H. Lewes The public can only be really moved by what is genuine. George H. Lewes The superiority of one mind over another depends on the rapidity with which experiences are thus organised. George H. Lewes The true function of philosophy is to educate us in the principles of reasoning and not to put an end to further reasoning by the introduction of fixed conclusions. George H. Lewes We must never assume that which is incapable of proof. George H. Lewes When a man fails to see the truth of certain generally accepted views, there is no law compelling him to provoke animosity by announcing his dissent. George H. Lewes |
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