116 Quotes by George Henry Lewes

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

We must never assume that which is incapable of proof.

No man was ever eloquent by trying to be eloquent, but only by being so.

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

Speak for yourself and from yourself, or be silent.

When a man fails to see the truth of certain generally accepted views, there is no law compelling him to provoke animosity by announcing his dissent.

The true function of philosophy is to educate us in the principles of reasoning and not to put an end to further reasoning by the introduction of fixed conclusions.

If you feel yourself to be above the mass, speak so as to raise the mass to the height of your argument.

Language, after all, is only the use of symbols, and Art also can only affect us through symbols.