A crowd is not necessarily company, but neither need it necessarily prevent thought or disturb peace of mind. John Lubbock More Quotes by John Lubbock More Quotes From John Lubbock Many of the greatest men have owed their success to industry rather than to cleverness. John Lubbock industry clever men Cultivate all your faculties; you must either use them or lose them John Lubbock faculty ability use It always seems to be raining harder than it really is when you look at the weather through the window. John Lubbock rain weather looks Though it is a great mistake to make friends of the wicked and foolish, it is unwise to make enemies of them, for they are very numerous. John Lubbock wicked mistake enemy Happiness is a condition of mind not a result of circumstances. John Lubbock results circumstances mind We may sit in our library and yet be in all quarters of the earth. John Lubbock library book travel Your character will be what you yourself choose to make it. John Lubbock personality-flaws character Many a blessing has been recognized too late. John Lubbock late blessing too-late Endurance is a much better test of character than any single act of heroism, however noble. John Lubbock endurance heroism character All those who love Nature she loves in return, and will richly reward, not perhaps with the good things, as they are commonly called, but with the best things of this world-not with money and titles, horses and carriages, but with bright and happy thoughts, contentment and peace of mind. John Lubbock horse contentment mind To render ourselves insensible to pain we must forfeit also the possibilities of happiness. John Lubbock possibility pain suffering How little our libraries cost us as compared with our liquor cellars. John Lubbock library cost littles We must not sit still and look for miracles; up and doing, and the Lord will be with thee. John Lubbock miracle lord looks 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 flower eye art Our duty is to believe that for which we have sufficient evidence, and to suspend our judgment when we have not. John Lubbock judgment judging believe Savages have often been likened to children, and the comparison is not only correct but also highly instructive. Many naturalists consider that the early condition of the individual indicates that of the race,-that the best test of the affinities of a species are the stages through which it passes. So also it is in the case of man; the life of each individual is an epitome of the history of the race, and the gradual development of the child illustrates that of the species. John Lubbock men science children Happy indeed is the naturalist: to him the seasons come round like old friends; to him the birds sing: as he walks along, the flowers stretch out from the hedges, or look up from the ground, and as each year fades away, he looks back on a fresh store of happy memories. John Lubbock flower memories years Time is a trust, and for every minute of it you will have to account. John Lubbock accounts minutes Exercise of the muscles keeps the body in health, and exercise of the brain brings peace of mind. John Lubbock mind exercise brain A Cheerful friend is like a sunny day, which sheds its brightness on all around. John Lubbock brightness cheerful friendship
