George Henry Lewes Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“Speak for yourself and from yourself, or be silent.”

“Sincerity is moral truth.”

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

“It is unhappily true that much insincere Literature and Art, executed solely with a view to effect, does succeed by deceiving the public.”

“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.”

“If you feel yourself to be above the mass, speak so as to raise the mass to the height of your argument.”

“In complex trains of thought signs are indispensable.”

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

“Philosophy and Art both render the invisible visible by imagination.”

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