“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
“It is the custom when praising a Russian writer to do so at the expense of all other Russian writers.” PraiseExpensesCustoms Author:Robert Wilson Lynd