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John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury - The pleasures of life (1900)

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When we have done our best, we should wait the result in peace.

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If we succeed in giving the love of learning, the learning itself is sure to follow.

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The richness of life is marvellous. Anyone who will sit down quietly on the grass and watch a little will be indeed surprised at the number and variety of living beings, everyone with a special history of its own, everyone offering endless problems of great interest.

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The love of Nature is a great gift, and if it is frozen or crushed out, the character can hardly fail to suffer from the loss.

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If Man would but treat other animals with kindness, so that they might approach us without fear, and we might have the constant pleasure of watching their winning ways. Their origin and history, structure and habits, senses and intelligence, offer an endless field of interest and wonder.

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Lovely as Flowers are, Leaves add even more to the Beauty of Nature.

John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury

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John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury

John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury
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Born: April 30, 1834
Died: May 28, 1913 (aged 79)
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