English - Philosopher | April 18, 1817 - November 30, 1878
Books minister to our knowledge, to our guidance, and to our delight, by their truth, their uprightness, and their art.
George Henry Lewes
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All good Literature rests primarily on insight.
GoodLiteratureInsightPrimarily
Literature delivers tidings of the world within and the world without.
WorldLiteratureWithoutWithin
In complex trains of thought signs are indispensable.
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All great authors are seers.
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Imagination is not the exclusive appanage of artists, but belongs in varying degrees to all men.
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As all Art depends on Vision, so the different kinds of Art depend on the different ways in which minds look at things.
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It is unhappily true that much insincere Literature and Art, executed solely with a view to effect, does succeed by deceiving the public.
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In all sincere speech there is power, not necessarily great power, but as much as the speaker is capable of.
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Speak for yourself and from yourself, or be silent.
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The delusions of self-love cannot be prevented, but intellectual misconceptions as to the means of achieving success may be corrected.
SuccessSelf-LoveAchievingMay
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.
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