Our whole life is an attempt to discover when our spontaneity is whimsical, sentimental irresponsibility and when it is a valid expression of our deepest desires and values. Helen Lynd More Quotes by Helen Lynd More Quotes From Helen Lynd One of the sources of pride in being a human being is the ability to bear present frustrations in the interests of longer purposes. Helen Lynd frustration pride bears Freedom which has genuine meaning is more than a timeless abstraction, more than an absence of restraints. Helen Lynd timeless freedom absence