Those works alone can have enduring success which successfully appeal to what is permanent in human nature -- which, while suiting the taste of the day, contain truths and beauty deeper than the opinions and tastes of the day.


The Principles of Success in Literature (ed. 1891)

George Henry Lewes Quotes

Those works alone can have enduring success which successfully appeal to what is permanent in human nature -- which, while suiting the taste of the...

Those works alone can have enduring success which successfully appeal to what is permanent in human nature -- which, while suiting the taste of the...

Those works alone can have enduring success which successfully appeal to what is permanent in human nature -- which, while suiting the taste of the...

Those works alone can have enduring success which successfully appeal to what is permanent in human nature -- which, while suiting the taste of the...