Author: George Henry Lewes

Quotes

Science is not addressed to poets.

Science is not addressed to poets.

- George Henry Lewes

Genius is rarely able to give any account of its own processes.

Genius is rarely able to give any account of its own processes.

- George Henry Lewes

The only cure for grief is action.

The only cure for grief is action.

- 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

Insincerity is always weakness; sincerity even in error is strength.

Insincerity is always weakness; sincerity even in error is strength.

- George Henry Lewes

Personal experience is the basis of all real Literature.

Personal experience is the basis of all real Literature.

- George Henry Lewes

Sincerity is moral truth.

Sincerity is moral truth.

- 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

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

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