Do what you will, only do something. 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 industryclevermen Cultivate all your faculties; you must either use them or lose them John Lubbock facultyabilityuse It always seems to be raining harder than it really is when you look at the weather through the window. John Lubbock rainweatherlooks 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 wickedmistakeenemy Happiness is a condition of mind not a result of circumstances. John Lubbock resultscircumstancesmind We may sit in our library and yet be in all quarters of the earth. John Lubbock librarybooktravel Your character will be what you yourself choose to make it. John Lubbock personality-flawscharacter Many a blessing has been recognized too late. John Lubbock lateblessingtoo-late Endurance is a much better test of character than any single act of heroism, however noble. John Lubbock enduranceheroismcharacter 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 horsecontentmentmind To render ourselves insensible to pain we must forfeit also the possibilities of happiness. John Lubbock possibilitypainsuffering How little our libraries cost us as compared with our liquor cellars. John Lubbock librarycostlittles We must not sit still and look for miracles; up and doing, and the Lord will be with thee. John Lubbock miraclelordlooks 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 flowereyeart Our duty is to believe that for which we have sufficient evidence, and to suspend our judgment when we have not. John Lubbock judgmentjudgingbelieve 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 mensciencechildren 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 flowermemoriesyears Time is a trust, and for every minute of it you will have to account. John Lubbock accountsminutes Exercise of the muscles keeps the body in health, and exercise of the brain brings peace of mind. John Lubbock mindexercisebrain A crowd is not necessarily company, but neither need it necessarily prevent thought or disturb peace of mind. John Lubbock crowdsmindneeds
