Author: Robert Staughton Lynd

Quotes

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

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

- Robert Staughton 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.

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 Staughton Lynd

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

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

- Robert Staughton Lynd

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

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

- Robert Staughton 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 has risen.

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

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

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

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

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

- Robert Staughton Lynd

Almost any game with any ball is a good game.

Almost any game with any ball is a good game.

- Robert Staughton Lynd

Similar Authors: