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George Henry Lewes

10 quotes

A name that surfaces again and again in collections of great quotes, George Henry Lewes clearly understood the power of language. The range of their thinking — from Science to Imagination — speaks to an intellectual restlessness that shows in every quote. Discover 10 of George Henry Lewes's most memorable quotes, ranging across Science, Imagination, Beauty, Sympathy, and Success. A favorite of many readers: "Many a genius has been slow of growth. Oaks that flourish for a thousand years do not spring up into beauty like a reed."

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

— George Henry Lewes

Success

All Quotes by George Henry Lewes

“Many a genius has been slow of growth. Oaks that flourish for a thousand years do not spring up into beauty like a reed.”

— George Henry Lewes

Beauty

“Books minister to our knowledge, to our guidance, and to our delight, by their truth, their uprightness, and their art.”

— George Henry Lewes

Knowledge

“The only cure for grief is action.”

— George Henry Lewes

Sympathy

“Science is not addressed to poets.”

— George Henry Lewes

Science

“Imagination is not the exclusive appanage of artists, but belongs in varying degrees to all men.”

— George Henry Lewes

Imagination

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

— George Henry Lewes

Imagination

“Insincerity is always weakness sincerity even in error is strength.”

— George Henry Lewes

Strength

“Science is the systematic classification of experience.”

— George Henry Lewes

Science

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

— George Henry Lewes

Success

“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

Beauty