Author: George Henry Lewes

Quotes

The only cure for grief is action.

The only cure for grief is action.

- George Henry Lewes

Personal experience is the basis of all real Literature.

Personal experience is the basis of all real Literature.

- George Henry Lewes

The delusions of self-love cannot be prevented, but intellectual misconceptions as to the means of achieving success may be corrected.

The delusions of self-love cannot be prevented, but intellectual misconceptions as to the means of achieving success may be corrected.

- George Henry Lewes

Language, after all, is only the use of symbols, and Art also can only affect us through symbols.

Language, after all, is only the use of symbols, and Art also can only affect us through symbols.

- George Henry Lewes

Sincerity is moral truth.

Sincerity is moral truth.

- George Henry Lewes

Science is the systematic classification of experience.

Science is the systematic classification of experience.

- George Henry 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.

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 Henry Lewes

As all Art depends on Vision, so the different kinds of Art depend on the different ways in which minds look at things.

As all Art depends on Vision, so the different kinds of Art depend on the different ways in which minds look at things.

- George Henry Lewes

Originality is independence, not rebellion; it is sincerity, not antagonism.

Originality is independence, not rebellion; it is sincerity, not antagonism.

- George Henry Lewes

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