It is unhappily true that much insincere Literature and Art, executed solely with a view to effect, does succeed by deceiving the… — George Henry Lewes Copy Share Image
The art of writing is not, as many seem to imagine, the art of bringing fine phrases into rhythmical order, but the… — George Henry Lewes Copy Share Image
The intensity of vision in the artist and of vividness in his creations are the sole tests of his imaginative power. — George Henry Lewes Copy Share Image
It is not enough that a man has clearness of vision, and reliance on sincerity, he must also have the art of… — George Henry Lewes Copy Share Image
The selective instinct of the artist tells him when his language should be homely, and when it should be more elevated; and… — George Henry Lewes Copy Share Image
It is always understood as an expression of condemnation when anything in Literature or Art is said to be done for effect;… — George Henry Lewes Copy Share Image
As all Art depends on Vision, so the different kinds of Art depend on the different ways in which minds look at… — George Henry Lewes Copy Share Image
Philosophy and Art both render the invisible visible by imagination. — George Henry Lewes Copy Share Image
If a work of art is placed before me, I believe I can enjoy it; but I do not overlook the fact,… — George Henry Lewes Copy Share Image
Books minister to our knowledge, to our guidance, and to our delight, by their truth, their uprightness, and their art. — George Henry Lewes Copy Share Image
Language, after all, is only the use of symbols, and Art also can only affect us through symbols. — George Henry Lewes Copy Share Image
In Science the paramount appeal is to the Intellect-its purpose being instruction; in Art, the paramount appeal is to the Emotions-its purpose… — George Henry Lewes Copy Share Image
Imagination is not the exclusive appanage of artists, but belongs in varying degrees to all men. — George Henry Lewes Copy Share Image
Heart and Brain are the two lords of life. In the metaphors of ordinary speech and in the stricter language of science, we use… — George Henry Lewes Copy Share Image
It is unhappily true that much insincere Literature and Art, executed solely with a view to effect, does succeed by deceiving the public. — George Henry Lewes Copy Share Image
I have always considered The Merry Wives one of the worst plays, if not altogether the worst, that Shakespeare has left us. The wit… — George Henry Lewes Copy Share Image
Literature is at once the cause and the effect of social progress. — George Henry Lewes Copy Share Image
Literature is at once the cause and the effect of social progress. It deepens our natural sensibilities, and strengthens by exercise our intellectual capacities.… — George Henry Lewes Copy Share Image
If you feel yourself to be above the mass, speak so as to raise the mass to the height of your argument. — George Henry Lewes Copy Share Image
To some men popularity is always suspicious. Enjoying none themselves, they are prone to suspect the validity of those attainments which command it. — George Henry Lewes Copy Share Image
The art of writing is not, as many seem to imagine, the art of bringing fine phrases into rhythmical order, but the art of… — George Henry Lewes Copy Share Image
Literature delivers tidings of the world within and the world without. — George Henry Lewes Copy Share Image
