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Books have become our dearest companions, yielding exquisite delights and inspiring lofty aims.

~George Henry Lewes

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Personal experience is the basis of all real Literature.

~George Henry Lewes

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Philosophy and Art both render the invisible visible by imagination.

~George Henry Lewes

Topics: Art Both Imagination Invisible Philosophy Render Visible

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The only cure for grief is action.

~George Henry Lewes

Topics: Action Cure Grief Only

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Murder, like talent, seems occasionally to run in families.

~George Henry Lewes

Topics: Families Like Occasionally Run Seems Talent

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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

Topics: Above Argument Feel Height Mass Raise Speak You Your Yourself

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Books minister to our knowledge, to our guidance, and to our delight, by their truth, their uprightness, and their art.

~George Henry Lewes

Topics: Art Books Delight Guidance Knowledge Minister Our Truth

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Ordinary men live among marvels and feel no wonder, grow familiar with objects and learn nothing new about them.

~George Henry Lewes

Topics: About Among Familiar Feel Grow Learn Live Men New No Wonder Nothing Nothing New Objects Ordinary Them Wonder

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In all sincere speech there is power, not necessarily great power, but as much as the speaker is capable of.

~George Henry Lewes

Topics: Capable Great Great Power Much Necessarily Power Sincere Speaker Speech

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We must never assume that which is incapable of proof.

~George Henry Lewes

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Philosopher

Born: April 18th, 1817

Died: November 28th, 1878

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