Were I called on to define, very briefly, the term Art, I should call it 'the reproduction of what the Senses perceive in Nature through the veil of the soul.' The mere imitation, however accurate, of what is in Nature,…

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Stupidity is a talent for misconception.

Stupidity is a talent for misconception.

I have no faith in human perfectability. I think that human exertion will have no...

I have no faith in human perfectability. I think that human exertion will have no...

Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things that escape those who dream...

Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things that escape those who dream...

With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion.

With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion.

In criticism I will be bold, and as sternly, absolutely just with friend and foe....

In criticism I will be bold, and as sternly, absolutely just with friend and foe....

The rudiment of verse may, possibly, be found in the spondee.

The rudiment of verse may, possibly, be found in the spondee.

It is the nature of truth in general, as of some ores in particular, to...

It is the nature of truth in general, as of some ores in particular, to...

They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream...

They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream...

I am above the weakness of seeking to establish a sequence of cause and effect,...

I am above the weakness of seeking to establish a sequence of cause and effect,...

Of puns it has been said that those who most dislike them are those who...

Of puns it has been said that those who most dislike them are those who...

With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion.

With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion.

I have great faith in fools - my friends call it self-confidence

I have great faith in fools - my friends call it self-confidence

The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall...

The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall...

In one case out of a hundred a point is excessively discussed because it is...

In one case out of a hundred a point is excessively discussed because it is...

Experience has shown, and a true philosophy will always show, that a vast, perhaps the...

Experience has shown, and a true philosophy will always show, that a vast, perhaps the...

A strong argument for the religion of Christ is this / that offences against Charity...

A strong argument for the religion of Christ is this / that offences against Charity...

That pleasure which is at once the most pure, the most elevating and the most...

That pleasure which is at once the most pure, the most elevating and the most...

I have, indeed, no abhorrence of danger, except in its absolute effect - in terror.

I have, indeed, no abhorrence of danger, except in its absolute effect - in terror.

It will be found, in fact, that the ingenious are always fanciful, and the truly...

It will be found, in fact, that the ingenious are always fanciful, and the truly...

All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.

All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.