George Henry Lewes Quotes
Best 21 Quotes by George Henry Lewes
“Character is built out of circumstances. From exactly the same materials, one man builds palaces, while another builds hovels.”
On Actors and the Art of Acting Quotes
“Bad acting, like bad writing, has a remarkable uniformity, whether seen on the French, German, or English stages; it all seems modeled after two or three types, and those the least like types of good acting. The fault generally lies less in the bad imitation of a good model, than in the successful imitation of a bad model.”
Physiology of Common Life Quotes
“A cell is regarded as the true biological atom.”
“We must never assume that which is incapable of proof.”
The Principles of Success in Literature Quotes
“A man may be variously accomplished, and yet be a feeble poet.”
“A man must be himself convinced if he is to convince others. The prophet must be his own disciple, or he will make none. Enthusiasm is contagious: belief creates belief.”
“All bad Literature rests upon imperfect insight, or upon imitation, which may be defined as seeing at second-hand.”
“Books have become our dearest companions, yielding exquisite delights and inspiring lofty aims.”
“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 is any real emotion to express, the expression will be moving.”
“Genius is rarely able to give any account of its own processes.”
“Good writers are of necessity rare.”
“If you feel yourself to be above the mass, speak so as to raise the mass to the height of your argument.”
“In all sincere speech there is power, not necessarily great power, but as much as the speaker is capable of.”
“Insincerity is always weakness; sincerity even in error is strength.”
“The object of Literature is to instruct, to animate, or to amuse.”
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“Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with.”
“The real people of genius were resolute workers not idle dreamers.”
The Spanish Drama Quotes
“I am suspicious without a motive, and jealous without love; although I feel I ought to love since I desire to be loved.”
“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 only cure for grief is action.”
“To some men popularity is always suspicious. Enjoying none themselves, they are prone to suspect the validity of those attainments which command it.”
