Quote#Art
The art of writing history is the art of emphasizing the significant…
Quote byRobert Wilson Lynd · 1879–1949
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Robert Lynd (1926) The orange tree: a volume of essays. p.60. The last sentence "Knowledge is power only if a man knows what facts not to bother about." was cited in some sources in the 1960s, such as August Kerber (1968) Quotable quotes on education. p.190, and in multiple other sources ever since..
English (original)
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.
— Robert Wilson Lynd
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