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)
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
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
It is almost impossible to remember how tragic a place the world is when one is playing golf.
Robert Wilson Lynd
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
Most human beings are quite likable if you don't see too much of them.
Robert Wilson Lynd
In order to see birds it is necessary to become a part of the silence.
Robert Wilson Lynd
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 had risen.
Robert Wilson Lynd
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.
Robert Wilson Lynd
We welcome almost any break in the monotony of things, and a man has only to murder a series of wives in a new way to become known to millions of people who have never heard of Homer.
Robert Wilson Lynd