Robert Staughton Lynd Quotes

List of quotations and sayings by the american sociologist Robert Staughton Lynd on topics like suspect, flight, joys

  • Most of us believe in trying to make other people happy only if they can be happy in ways which we approve.

    — Robert Staughton Lynd on approve
    16
  • One of the greatest joys known to man is to take a flight into ignorance in search of knowledge.

    — Robert Staughton Lynd on flight
    13
  • Cut quarrels out of literature, and you will have very little history or drama or fiction or epic poetry left.

    — Robert Staughton Lynd on drama
    5
  • Knowledge is power only if man knows what facts not to bother with.

    — Robert Staughton Lynd on knowledge
    4
  • Almost any game with any ball is a good game.

    — Robert Staughton Lynd on ball
    4
  • There is nothing that makes us feel so good as the idea that someone else is an evil-doer.

    — Robert Staughton Lynd on feel
    2
  • Every man of genius is considerably helped by being dead.

    — Robert Staughton Lynd on considerably
    2
  • I sometimes suspect that half our difficulties are imaginary and that if we kept quiet about them they would disappear.

    — Robert Staughton Lynd on difficulties
    1
  • Most remarks that are worth making are commonplace remarks.

    The things that makes them worth saying is that we really mean them.

    — Robert Staughton Lynd on commonplace
    0
  • 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.

    — Robert Staughton Lynd on birthday
    0
  • About Robert Staughton Lynd

    Name Robert Staughton Lynd
    Quotes 10 quotations
    Nationality American
    Profession Sociologist
    Birthday October 16
    Top topics suspect, flight, joys, quiet, imaginary

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