“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.” IfsKnowsMenWritingArtFactsFieldsSignificantBotherExpensesInsignificantKnowledge Is PowerArt Of WritingWriting History Author:Robert Wilson Lynd
“When one has praised Turgenev, however, for the beauty of his character and the beautiful truth of his art, one remembers that he, too, was human and therefore less than perfect. His chief failing was, perhaps, that of all the great artists, he was the most lacking in exuberance. That is why he began to be scorned in a world which rated exuberance higher than beauty or love or pity.” WorldHumansArtCharacterBeautifulRememberArtistPerfectFailingHigherPityChiefsLackingGreat ArtGreat ArtistExuberanceScorned Author:Robert Wilson Lynd
