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
The delusions of self-love cannot be prevented, but intellectual misconceptions as to the means of achieving success may be corrected. – George Henry Lewes
The superiority of one mind over another depends on the rapidity with which experiences are thus organised. – George Henry Lewes
All bad Literature rests upon imperfect insight, or upon imitation, which may be defined as seeing at second-hand. – George Henry Lewes
Many a genius has been slow of growth. Oaks that flourish for a thousand years do not spring up into beauty like a reed. – George Henry Lewes
Books have become our dearest companions, yielding exquisite delights and inspiring lofty aims. – George Henry Lewes
Books minister to our knowledge, to our guidance, and to our delight, by their truth, their uprightness, and their art. – George Henry Lewes
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. – George Henry Lewes
