Science is the systematic classification of experience.

~ George Henry Lewes

George Henry Lewes Classification Experience Naturalist Science

Genius is rarely able to give any account of its own processes.

~ George Henry Lewes

George Henry Lewes Genius Processes Give

Originality is independence, not rebellion; it is sincerity, not antagonism.

~ George Henry Lewes

George Henry Lewes Rebellion Sincerity

Personal experience is the basis of all real Literature.

~ George Henry Lewes

George Henry Lewes Literature Real Personal

Sincerity is moral truth.

~ George Henry Lewes

George Henry Lewes Moral Sincerity

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.

~ George Henry Lewes

George Henry Lewes Man Law See

The only cure for grief is action.

~ George Henry Lewes

George Henry Lewes Grief Action Cure

Imagination is not the exclusive appanage of artists, but belongs in varying degrees to all men.

~ George Henry Lewes

George Henry Lewes Men Artists Belongs

Philosophy and Art both render the invisible visible by imagination.

~ George Henry Lewes

George Henry Lewes Art Philosophy Invisible

Insight is the first condition of Art.

~ George Henry Lewes

George Henry Lewes Insight First Condition