23 George Henry Lewes Quotes for You to Enjoy

George Henry Lewes

English Philosopher

Born: Apr 18, 1817

Died: Nov 30, 1878

Art Literature Man Only Sincerity Truth

Related authors: Alan Watts Bernard Williams Francis Bacon Herbert Spencer Jeremy Bentham John Locke John Stuart Mill Thomas Hobbes

Insincerity is always weakness; sincerity even in error is strength. George Henry Lewes

Strength Weakness Insincerity Sincerity Always Error Even

Originality is independence, not rebellion; it is sincerity, not antagonism. George Henry Lewes

Rebellion Independence Sincerity Antagonism Originality

The only cure for grief is action. George Henry Lewes

Grief Action Sympathy Only Cure

If you feel yourself to be above the mass, speak so as to raise the mass to the height of your argument. George Henry Lewes

You Yourself Speak Argument Above Feel Mass Height Your Raise

Books minister to our knowledge, to our guidance, and to our delight, by their truth, their uprightness, and their art. George Henry Lewes

Truth Art Knowledge Guidance Our Books Minister Delight

In all sincere speech there is power, not necessarily great power, but as much as the speaker is capable of. George Henry Lewes

Great Power Great Power Sincere Capable Much Speaker Necessarily Speech

Science is the systematic classification of experience. George Henry Lewes

Science Experience Systematic Classification

The object of Literature is to instruct, to animate, or to amuse. George Henry Lewes

Object Animate Literature Amuse

Sincerity is moral truth. George Henry Lewes

Truth Moral Sincerity

We must never assume that which is incapable of proof. George Henry Lewes

Assume Must Proof Never Which Incapable

Murder, like talent, seems occasionally to run in families. George Henry Lewes

Run Seems Talent Like Occasionally Families

Good writers are of necessity rare. George Henry Lewes

Good Rare Writers Necessity

Personal experience is the basis of all real Literature. George Henry Lewes

Experience Real Personal Personal Experience Literature Basis

Ordinary men live among marvels and feel no wonder, grow familiar with objects and learn nothing new about them. George Henry Lewes

Men Nothing Live About Objects No Wonder Feel New Learn Wonder Familiar Ordinary Ordinary Men Them Nothing New Grow Among

The superiority of one mind over another depends on the rapidity with which experiences are thus organised. George Henry Lewes

Mind Superiority Thus Over Another Depends Experiences Which Organised

All great authors are seers. George Henry Lewes

Great Authors

Philosophy and Art both render the invisible visible by imagination. George Henry Lewes

Art Imagination Philosophy Visible Both Invisible Render

Imagination is not the exclusive appanage of artists, but belongs in varying degrees to all men. George Henry Lewes

Men Imagination Degrees Exclusive Artists Belongs

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

Art Language Only Through Also Affect After Us Use Symbols

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

Truth Man Law Dissent See No Law Generally Animosity Fails Announcing Him Accepted His Provoke Certain Views Compelling

The public can only be really moved by what is genuine. George Henry Lewes

Only Genuine Moved Public Really

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 Henry Lewes

Beautiful Will Thought Beauty Style Faithful Emotion Real Real Emotion Endeavour Any Moving Your Express Expression

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