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Robert Wilson Lynd Quotes

This is woman’s great benevolence, that she will become a martyr for beauty, so that the world may have pleasure Picture Quote #1

Jane Austen has often been praised as a natural historian. She is a naturalist among tame animals. She does not study men (as Dostoevsky does) in his wild state before he has been domesticated. Her men and women are essentially men and women of the fireside Picture Quote #1

There are two sorts of curiosity - the momentary and the permanent. The momentary is concerned with the odd appearance on the surface of things. The permanent is attracted by the amazing and consecutive life that flows on beneath the surface of things Picture Quote #1

It is in games that many men discover their paradise Picture Quote #1

In order to see birds it is necessary to become a part of the silence Picture Quote #1

A cat is only technically an animal, being divine Picture Quote #1

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Most human beings are quite likeable if you do not see too much of them Picture Quote #1

A boy in love is not mainly a calf but a poet Picture Quote #1

No man is uninteresting when his hat is blown off and he has to scuttle after it down the street Picture Quote #1

Swinburne was an absurd character. He was a bird of showy strut and plumage. One could not but admire his glorious feathers; but, as soon as he began to moult... one saw how very little body there was underneath Picture Quote #1

Chekhov will seek out the key situation in the life of a cabman or a charwoman, and make them glow for a brief moment in the tender light of his sympathy Picture Quote #1

There are travelers who fear to own delicate hands more than to meet a lion, and soldiers who would rather lose a limb than gain a beautiful nose by artificial methods Picture Quote #1

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Keats, it must be remembered, was a sensualist. His poems... reveal him as a man not altogether free from the vulgarities of sensualism, as well as one who was able to transmute it into perfect literature Picture Quote #1

There is nothing in which the birds differ more from man than the way in which they can build and yet leave a landscape as it was before Picture Quote #1

The art of writing history is the art of emphasizing the significant facts at the expense of the insignificant. And it is the same in every field of knowledge. Knowledge is power only if a man knows what facts not to bother about Picture Quote #1

We cannot get happiness by striving after it, and yet with an effort we can impart it Picture Quote #1

This is woman’s great benevolence, that she will become a martyr for beauty, so that the world may have pleasure Picture Quote #1

The days on which one has been the most inquisitive are among the days on which one has been happiest Picture Quote #1

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The belief in the possibility of a short decisive war appears to be one of the most ancient and dangerous of human illusions Picture Quote #1

It is almost impossible to remember how tragic a place the world is when one is playing golf Picture Quote #1

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This is woman’s great benevolence, that she will become a martyr for beauty, so that the world may have pleasure. (Robert Wilson Lynd Quotes) Jane Austen has often been praised as a natural historian. She is a naturalist among tame animals. She does not study men (as Dostoevsky does) in his wild state before he has been domesticated. Her men and women are essentially men and women of the fireside (Robert Wilson Lynd Quotes) There are two sorts of curiosity - the momentary and the permanent. The momentary is concerned with the odd appearance on the surface of things. The permanent is attracted by the amazing and consecutive life that flows on beneath the surface of things (Robert Wilson Lynd Quotes) It is in games that many men discover their paradise (Robert Wilson Lynd Quotes) In order to see birds it is necessary to become a part of the silence (Robert Wilson Lynd Quotes) A cat is only technically an animal, being divine (Robert Wilson Lynd Quotes) Most human beings are quite likeable if you do not see too much of them (Robert Wilson Lynd Quotes) A boy in love is not mainly a calf but a poet (Robert Wilson Lynd Quotes) No man is uninteresting when his hat is blown off and he has to scuttle after it down the street (Robert Wilson Lynd Quotes) Swinburne was an absurd character. He was a bird of showy strut and plumage. One could not but admire his glorious feathers; but, as soon as he began to moult... one saw how very little body there was underneath (Robert Wilson Lynd Quotes) Chekhov will seek out the key situation in the life of a cabman or a charwoman, and make them glow for a brief moment in the tender light of his sympathy (Robert Wilson Lynd Quotes) There are travelers who fear to own delicate hands more than to meet a lion, and soldiers who would rather lose a limb than gain a beautiful nose by artificial methods (Robert Wilson Lynd Quotes) Keats, it must be remembered, was a sensualist. His poems... reveal him as a man not altogether free from the vulgarities of sensualism, as well as one who was able to transmute it into perfect literature (Robert Wilson Lynd Quotes) There is nothing in which the birds differ more from man than the way in which they can build and yet leave a landscape as it was before (Robert Wilson Lynd Quotes) The art of writing history is the art of emphasizing the significant facts at the expense of the insignificant. And it is the same in every field of knowledge. Knowledge is power only if a man knows what facts not to bother about (Robert Wilson Lynd Quotes) We cannot get happiness by striving after it, and yet with an effort we can impart it (Robert Wilson Lynd Quotes) This is woman’s great benevolence, that she will become a martyr for beauty, so that the world may have pleasure (Robert Wilson Lynd Quotes) The days on which one has been the most inquisitive are among the days on which one has been happiest (Robert Wilson Lynd Quotes) The belief in the possibility of a short decisive war appears to be one of the most ancient and dangerous of human illusions (Robert Wilson Lynd Quotes) It is almost impossible to remember how tragic a place the world is when one is playing golf (Robert Wilson Lynd Quotes)