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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.
George Henry Lewes
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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
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In complex trains of thought signs are indispensable.
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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.
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The object of Literature is to instruct, to animate, or to amuse.
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A man may be variously accomplished, and yet be a feeble poet.
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We must never assume that which is incapable of proof.
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In all sincere speech there is power, not necessarily great power, but as much as the speaker is capable of.
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Books have become our dearest companions, yielding exquisite delights and inspiring lofty aims.
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