"Sincerity is not only effective and honourable, it……" — George Henry Lewes
"Sincerity is not only effective and honourable, it is also much less difficult than is commonly supposed."
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George Henry Lewes
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55 Quotes by George Henry Lewes
George Henry Lewes has 55 quotes on this site.
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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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It is in life as it is in ways, the shortest way is commonly the foulest, and surely the fairer…
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Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable.
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Clairvoyant, n.: A person, commonly a woman, who has the power of seeing that which is invisible to her patron…
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Abscond - to move in a mysterious way, commonly with the property of another.
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Ability is commonly found to consist mainly in a high degree of solemnity.
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Suffrage, noun. Expression of opinion by means of a ballot. The right of suffrage (which is held to be both…
— Ambrose Bierce
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It is commonly supposed that the art of pleasing is a wonderful aid in the pursuit of fortune; but the…
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As fathers commonly go, it is seldom a misfortune to be fatherless; and considering the general run of sons, as…
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It is commonly said that a teacher fails if he has not been surpassed by his students.
— Edmond H. Fischer
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The procrastinator is not only indolent and weak, but commonly, false, too; most of the weak are false.
— Johann Kaspar Lavater
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The idea that no one is perfect is a view most commonly held by people with no grandchildren.
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In times of affliction we commonly meet with the sweetest experiences of the love of God.
— John Bunyan
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