"The artist is called a creator..." — George Henry Lewes

"The artist is called a creator..."

— George Henry Lewes

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55 Quotes by George Henry Lewes

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Vehemence without feeling is but rant.
No man ever made a great discovery without the exercise of the imagination.
A cell is regarded as the true biological atom.
Metaphysical ghosts cannot be killed, because they cannot be touched; but they may be dispelled by dispelling the twilight in…
The magic of the pen lies in the concentration of your thoughts upon one object.
A man may be variously accomplished, and yet be a feeble poet.
All bad Literature rests upon imperfect insight, or upon imitation, which may be defined as seeing at second-hand.
Books minister to our knowledge, to our guidance, and to our delight, by their truth, their uprightness, and their art.
Endeavour to be faithful, and if there is any beauty in your thought, your style will be beautiful; if there…
Good writers are of necessity rare.
Personal experience is the basis of all real literature.
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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A high heart ought to bear calamities and not flee them, since in bearing them appears the grandeur of the… — Pietro Aretino
Let each man exercise the art he knows. — Aristophanes
Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them… — Aristotle
The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance. — Aristotle
Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence,… — Aristotle
It is Homer who has chiefly taught other poets the art of telling lies skillfully. — Aristotle
Every art and every inquiry, and similarly every action and choice, is thought to aim at some good; and for… — Aristotle
I'd love to go to art school. I'd love to learn how to draw. I'd love to be fluent in… — Billie Joe Armstrong
There are some forms of religion that are bad, just as there's bad cooking or bad art or bad sex,… — Karen Armstrong
I think it's important as a filmmaker, as any person working in the arts, that you've got to try new… — Darren Aronofsky
I don't care who you are, you're going to choke in certain matches. You get to a point where your… — Arthur Ashe
Writing, to me, is simply thinking through my fingers. — Isaac Asimov

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