"Genius is rarely able to give any account……" — George Henry Lewes
"Genius is rarely able to give any account of its own processes."
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George Henry Lewes
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55 Quotes by George Henry Lewes
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Vehemence without feeling is but rant.
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No man ever made a great discovery without the exercise of the imagination.
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A cell is regarded as the true biological atom.
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Metaphysical ghosts cannot be killed, because they cannot be touched; but they may be dispelled by dispelling the twilight in…
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The magic of the pen lies in the concentration of your thoughts upon one object.
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A man may be variously accomplished, and yet be a feeble poet.
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All bad Literature rests upon imperfect insight, or upon imitation, which may be defined as seeing at second-hand.
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Books minister to our knowledge, to our guidance, and to our delight, by their truth, their uprightness, and their art.
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Endeavour to be faithful, and if there is any beauty in your thought, your style will be beautiful; if there…
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Good writers are of necessity rare.
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Personal experience is the basis of all real literature.
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The delusions of self-love cannot be prevented, but intellectual misconceptions as to the means of achieving success may be corrected.
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