Facts about Robert Staughton Lynd

Occup.	Sociologist
From	USA
Born	September 26, 1892
Died	November 1, 1970
Aged	78 years

Summary

Robert Staughton Lynd was a famous Sociologist from USA, who lived between September 26, 1892 and November 1, 1970. He/she became 78 years old.

Zodiac:

He/she is born under the zodiac libra, who is known for Balance, Justice, Truth, Beauty, Perfection. Our collection contains 13 quotes who is written / told by Robert.

13 Famous quotes by Robert Staughton Lynd

"Every man of genius is considerably helped by being dead"

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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"

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"Friendship will not stand the strain of very much good advice for very long"

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"Cut quarrels out of literature, and you will have very little history or drama or fiction or epic poetry left"

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"Knowledge is power only if man knows what facts not to bother with"

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"One of the greatest joys known to man is to take a flight into ignorance in search of knowledge"

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"It is a glorious thing to be indifferent to suffering, but only to one's own suffering"

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"Almost any game with any ball is a good game"

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"I sometimes suspect that half our difficulties are imaginary and that if we kept quiet about them they would disappear"

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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"

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

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"There is nothing that makes us feel so good as the idea that someone else is an evil-doer"

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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"

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