--- title: "1 Americanism Old Quotes By Knut Hamsun" description: "1 Americanism Old quotes by Knut Hamsun. Plus more from Knut Hamsun and more Americanism Old sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d4/knut-hamsun-1203_america_god-is-forgotten-the-mighty-dollar-has-t_2151301.png" --- > [“God is forgotten, the mighty dollar has taken his place and the mechanic cannot ease the troubled soul. The road is closed. Under circumstances such as these America only increases speed. America will not stop for anything, it wants to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/knut-hamsun/god-is-forgotten-the-mighty-dollar-has-taken-his-place-and-the/) [Knut Hamsun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/knut-hamsun/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d4/knut-hamsun-1203_america_god-is-forgotten-the-mighty-dollar-has-t_2151301.png) ## More by Knut Hamsun > [“Well, God be with you,’ she said as she finally left him. ’I’m sure He is,’ he replied. She gave a start. ’Are you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/knut-hamsun/well-god-be-with-you-she-said-as-she-finally-left-him-i-m-sure-he-is/) [Knut Hamsun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/knut-hamsun/) > [“De sier hun er melle firti og femti, men hun er mindst seksti, ropte han, og er slikt menneskelig? Gå og vifte med næseborene…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/knut-hamsun/de-sier-hun-er-melle-firti-og-femti-men-hun-er-mindst-seksti-ropte/) [Knut Hamsun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/knut-hamsun/) > [No worse fate can befall a young man or woman than becoming prematurely entrenched in prudence and negation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/knut-hamsun/no-worse-fate-can-befall-a-young-man-or-woman-than-becoming/) [Knut Hamsun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/knut-hamsun/) > [“Værsåartig, her var nu litt om bær, vore bærsorter...”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/knut-hamsun/v-rs-artig-her-var-nu-litt-om-b-r-vore-b-rsorter/) [Knut Hamsun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/knut-hamsun/) > [“The ships whose masts I saw outlined against the sky looked, with their black hulls, like silent monsters that were raising their hackles and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/knut-hamsun/the-ships-whose-masts-i-saw-outlined-against-the-sky-looked-with/) [Knut Hamsun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/knut-hamsun/) > [And love became the world's origin and the world's ruler, yet littered its path is with flowers and blood, flowers and blood.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/knut-hamsun/and-love-became-the-world-s-origin-and-the-world-s-ruler-yet-littered/) [Knut Hamsun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/knut-hamsun/) > [But what really matters is not what you believe but the faith and conviction with which you believe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/knut-hamsun/but-what-really-matters-is-not-what-you-believe-but-the-faith-and/) [Knut Hamsun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/knut-hamsun/) > [No, I don't admire the genius. But I admire and love the result of the genius's activity in the world, of which the great…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/knut-hamsun/no-i-don-t-admire-the-genius-but-i-admire-and-love-the-result-of-the/) [Knut Hamsun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/knut-hamsun/) > [“Gud hvor De ser ut som en sån melankolsk fabelkat.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/knut-hamsun/gud-hvor-de-ser-ut-som-en-s-n-melankolsk-fabelkat/) [Knut Hamsun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/knut-hamsun/) > [“Daniel var en mand som forstod adskillig, han hadde været ute for et og andet i livet, hadde mistet både sin farsgård og sin…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/knut-hamsun/daniel-var-en-mand-som-forstod-adskillig-han-hadde-v-ret-ute-for-et/) [Knut Hamsun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/knut-hamsun/) > [“I imagined I had discovered a new word. I rise up in bed and say, "It is not in the language; I have discovered…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/knut-hamsun/i-imagined-i-had-discovered-a-new-word-i-rise-up-in-bed-and-say-it-is/) [Knut Hamsun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/knut-hamsun/) > [“Poteten det var en ny frukt, det var intet mystisk ved den, intet religiøst, kvinnfolk og barn kunne være med og få den satt,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/knut-hamsun/poteten-det-var-en-ny-frukt-det-var-intet-mystisk-ved-den-intet/) [Knut Hamsun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/knut-hamsun/) > [“Solen er forlængst dukket under synsranden, fjældene er blit hvitlig grønne, de ser ut i sin fjærnhet og i sin vælde som en verden…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/knut-hamsun/solen-er-forl-ngst-dukket-under-synsranden-fj-ldene-er-blit-hvitlig/) [Knut Hamsun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/knut-hamsun/) > [“If I happened to find a diamond one day, I would call it Dagny, because the very sound of your name thrills me. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/knut-hamsun/if-i-happened-to-find-a-diamond-one-day-i-would-call-it-dagny-because/) [Knut Hamsun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/knut-hamsun/) > [There are some people who cannot help giving. Why? Because they experience a real psychological pleasure in doing so. They don't do it with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/knut-hamsun/there-are-some-people-who-cannot-help-giving-why-because-they/) [Knut Hamsun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/knut-hamsun/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/americanism-old/knut-hamsun/#itemlist", "name": "1 Americanism Old Quotes By Knut Hamsun", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“God is forgotten, the mighty dollar has taken his place and the mechanic cannot ease the troubled soul. The road is closed. 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