Quotes by George Henry Lewes

About George Henry Lewes:

George Henry Lewes is perhaps best known today for having openly lived with George Eliot, as soulmates whose life and writings were enriched by their friendship, despite never marrying.
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In complex trains of thought signs are indispensable.

George Henry Lewes

Murder, like talent, seems occasionally to run in families.

George Henry Lewes

Literature is at once the cause and the effect of social progress.

George Henry Lewes

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

George Henry Lewes

Speak for yourself and from yourself, or be silent.

George Henry Lewes

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

George Henry Lewes

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

George Henry Lewes

Books have become our dearest companions, yielding exquisite delights and inspiring lofty aims.

George Henry Lewes

A man may be variously accomplished, and yet be a feeble poet.

George Henry Lewes

Literature delivers tidings of the world within and the world without.

George Henry Lewes

No man was ever eloquent by trying to be eloquent, but only by being so.

George Henry Lewes

Sincerity is not only effective and honourable, it is also much less difficult than is commonly supposed.

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.

George Henry Lewes

Science is not addressed to poets.

George Henry Lewes

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

George Henry Lewes

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

George Henry Lewes

The only cure for grief is action.

George Henry Lewes

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

George Henry Lewes

Author Bio

  • NameGeorge Henry Lewes
  • DescriptionBritish philosopher
  • BornApril 18, 1817
  • DiedNovember 30, 1878
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionLiterary Critic; Theatre Critic; Philosopher; Author