Robert Staughton Lynd quotes

Friendship will not stand the strain of very much good advice for very long. (Robert Staughton Lynd)
Most of us believe in trying to make other people happy only if they can be happy in ways which we approve. View quote
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Knowledge is power only if man knows what facts not to bother with. View quote
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There are some people who want to throw their arms round you simply because it is Christmas; there are other people who want to strangle you simply because it is Christmas. View quote
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Most of us can remember a time when a birthday - especially if it was one's own - brightened the world as if a second sun has risen. View quote
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Every man of genius is considerably helped by being dead. View quote
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One of the greatest joys known to man is to take a flight into ignorance in search of knowledge. View quote
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Cut quarrels out of literature, and you will have very little history or drama or fiction or epic poetry left. View quote
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I sometimes suspect that half our difficulties are imaginary and that if we kept quiet about them they would disappear. View quote
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Most remarks that are worth making are commonplace remarks. The things that makes them worth saying is that we really mean them. View quote
Robert Staughton Lynd

Robert Staughton Lynd

Occupation: American Sociologist
Born: September 26, 1892
Died: November 1, 1970
Quotes count: 10