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John Lubbock Quotes

Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are excellent schoolmasters, and teach some of us more than we can ever learn from books Picture Quote #1

Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time Picture Quote #1

Our duty is to believe that for which we have sufficient evidence, and to suspend our judgment when we have not Picture Quote #1

The important thing is not so much that every child should be taught, as that every child should be given the wish to learn Picture Quote #1

We often hear of people breaking down from overwork, but in nine out of ten they are really suffering from worry or anxiety Picture Quote #1

Don’t be afraid of showing affection. Be warm and tender, thoughtful and affectionate. Men are more helped by sympathy than by service. Love is more than money, and a kind word will give more pleasure than a present Picture Quote #1

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A wise system of education will at last teach us how little man yet knows, how much he has still to learn Picture Quote #1

If you have written a clever and conclusive, but scathing letter, keep it back till the next day, and it will very often never go at all Picture Quote #1

Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass on a summer day listening to the murmur of water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is hardly a waste of time Picture Quote #1

Everyone must have felt that a cheerful friend is like a sunny day, which sheds its brightness on all around; and most of us can, as we choose, make of this world either a palace or a prison Picture Quote #1

Reading and writing, arithmetic and grammar do not constitute education, any more than a knife, fork and spoon constitute a dinner Picture Quote #1

Art is unquestionably one of the purest and highest elements in human happiness. It trains the mind through the eye, and the eye through the mind. As the sun colors flowers, so does art color life Picture Quote #1

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To do something, however small, to make others happier and better, is the highest ambition, the most elevating hope, which can inspire a human being Picture Quote #1

If we succeed in giving the love of learning, the learning itself is sure to follow Picture Quote #1

In truth, people can generally make time for what they choose to do; it is not really the time but the will that is lacking Picture Quote #1

Be cautious, but not too cautious; do not be too much afraid of making a mistake; a man who never makes a mistake will make nothing Picture Quote #1

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Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are excellent schoolmasters, and teach some of us more than we can ever learn from books (John Lubbock Quotes) Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time (John Lubbock Quotes) Our duty is to believe that for which we have sufficient evidence, and to suspend our judgment when we have not (John Lubbock Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) Don’t be afraid of showing affection. Be warm and tender, thoughtful and affectionate. Men are more helped by sympathy than by service. Love is more than money, and a kind word will give more pleasure than a present (John Lubbock Quotes) A wise system of education will at last teach us how little man yet knows, how much he has still to learn (John Lubbock Quotes) If you have written a clever and conclusive, but scathing letter, keep it back till the next day, and it will very often never go at all (John Lubbock Quotes) Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass on a summer day listening to the murmur of water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is hardly a waste of time (John Lubbock Quotes) Everyone must have felt that a cheerful friend is like a sunny day, which sheds its brightness on all around; and most of us can, as we choose, make of this world either a palace or a prison (John Lubbock Quotes) Reading and writing, arithmetic and grammar do not constitute education, any more than a knife, fork and spoon constitute a dinner (John Lubbock Quotes) Art is unquestionably one of the purest and highest elements in human happiness. It trains the mind through the eye, and the eye through the mind. As the sun colors flowers, so does art color life (John Lubbock Quotes) To do something, however small, to make others happier and better, is the highest ambition, the most elevating hope, which can inspire a human being (John Lubbock Quotes) If we succeed in giving the love of learning, the learning itself is sure to follow (John Lubbock Quotes) In truth, people can generally make time for what they choose to do; it is not really the time but the will that is lacking (John Lubbock Quotes) Be cautious, but not too cautious; do not be too much afraid of making a mistake; a man who never makes a mistake will make nothing (John Lubbock Quotes)

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