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.
Robert Wilson LyndThere are travelers who fear to own delicate hands more than to meet a lion, and soldiers who would rather lose a limb than gain a beautiful nose by artificial methods.
Robert Wilson LyndThe days on which one has been the most inquisitive are among the days on which one has been happiest.
Robert Wilson LyndWe cannot get happiness by striving after it, and yet with an effort we can impart it.
Robert Wilson Lynd