John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury Quotes
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The idle man does not know what it is to enjoy rest, for he has not earned it.
John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury
Art trains the mind through the eye, and the eye through the mind. As the sun colors flowers, so does art color life.
John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury
Exercise of the muscles keeps the body in health, and exercise of the brain brings peace of mind.
John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury
The important thing is not so much that every child should be taught, as that every child should be given the wish to learn.
John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury
Where the untrained eye will see nothing but mire and dirt, Science will often reveal exquisite possibilities.
John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury
If we succeed in giving the love of learning, the learning itself is sure to follow.
John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury
We often hear of people breaking down from overwork, but in nine out of ten they are really suffering from worry or anxiety.
John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury
Our duty is to believe that for which we have sufficient evidence, and to suspend our judgment when we have not.
John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury
The veil is slowly rising, but as regards innumerable questions we must be content to remain in ignorance.
John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury
A man who is not a good friend to himself cannot be so to any one else.
John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury
Do not lay things too much to heart. No one is ever really beaten unless he is discouraged.
John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury
A crowd is not necessarily company, but neither need it necessarily prevent thought or disturb peace of mind.
John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury
However vexed you may be overnight, things will often look very different in the morning.
John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury