Quotes by George Henry Lewes

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Philosopher · British · 1817–1878

British philosopher (1817–1878)

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“Sincerity is moral truth.”

“The only cure for grief is action.”

“Insight is the first condition of Art.”

“Science is the systematic classification of experience.”

“Personal experience is the basis of all real Literature.”

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

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“Science is the systematic classification of experience.”
— George Henry Lewes
classification experience naturalist science

“Genius is rarely able to give any account of its own processes.”
— George Henry Lewes
Genius Processes Give

“Insincerity is always weakness sincerity even in error is strength. ”
— George Henry Lewes
Weakness Sincerity Always

“Originality is independence, not rebellion; it is sincerity, not antagonism.”
— George Henry Lewes
Rebellion Sincerity

“Personal experience is the basis of all real Literature.”
— George Henry Lewes
Literature Real Personal

“Sincerity is moral truth.”
— George Henry Lewes
Moral Sincerity

“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
Man Law See

“The only cure for grief is action.”
— George Henry Lewes
Grief Action Cure

“Imagination is not the exclusive appanage of artists, but belongs in varying degrees to all men.”
— George Henry Lewes
Men Artists Belongs

“Philosophy and Art both render the invisible visible by imagination.”
— George Henry Lewes
Art Philosophy Invisible

“Insight is the first condition of Art.”
— George Henry Lewes
Insight First Condition

“Insincerity is always weakness sincerity even in error is strength.”
— George Henry Lewes
Weakness Sincerity Always