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The magic of the pen lies in the concentration of your thoughts upon one object.

The magic of the pen lies in the concentration of your thoughts upon one object.

George Henry Lewes
Lying, Magic, Concentration

Whatever lies beyond the limits of experience, and claims another origin than that of induction and deduction from established data, is illegitimate.

George Henry Lewes
Lying, Data, Principles
George Henry Lewes (1874). “Problems of Life and Mind: The method of science and its application to metaphysics. The rules of philosophising. Psychological principles. The limitations of knowledge”, p.17

The prosperity of a book lies in the minds of readers. Public knowledge and public taste fluctuate; and there come times when works which were once capable of instructing and delighting thousands lose their power, and works, before neglected, emerge into renown.

George Henry Lewes
Lying, Book, Mind
George Henry Lewes (1891). “The Principles of Success in Literature”

Bad acting, like bad writing, has a remarkable uniformity, whether seen on the French, German, or English stages; it all seems modeled after two or three types, and those the least like types of good acting. The fault generally lies less in the bad imitation of a good model, than in the successful imitation of a bad model.

George Henry Lewes
Lying, Writing, Successful
George Henry Lewes (1875). “On Actors and the Art of Acting”, p.185, London Smith, Elder 1875.

If the members of a class do not understand -- if those directly addressed fail to listen, or listening, fail to recognize a power in the voice -- surely the fault lies with the speaker, who, having attempted to secure their attention and enlighten their understandings, has failed in the attempt.

George Henry Lewes
Lying, Class, Voice
George Henry Lewes (1891). “The Principles of Success in Literature”

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