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.


The Orange Tree: A Volume of Essays (ed. 1926)

Robert Wilson Lynd Quotes

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...

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...

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...

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...