Imagination is not the exclusive appanage of artists, but belongs in varying degrees to all men.
Genius is rarely able to give any account of its own processes.
The only cure for grief is action.
Philosophy and Art both render the invisible visible by imagination.
Originality is independence, not rebellion; it is sincerity, not antagonism.
Insight is the first condition of Art.
Insincerity is always weakness sincerity even in error is strength.
Sincerity is moral truth.
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.
Science is not addressed to poets.
Science is the systematic classification of experience.
Many a genius has been slow of growth. Oaks that flourish for a thousand years do not spring up into beauty like a reed.
Books minister to our knowledge, to our guidance, and to our delight, by their truth, their uprightness, and their art.
The delusions of self-love cannot be prevented, but intellectual misconceptions as to the means of achieving success may be corrected.
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.