Happiness is a condition of mind not a result of circumstances. John Lubbock More Quotes by John Lubbock More Quotes From John Lubbock The veil is slowly rising, but as regards innumerable questions we must be content to remain in ignorance. John Lubbock risingveilsignorance If you have the least doubt about it, do not marry. John Lubbock ifsdoubt A wise system of education will at last teach us how little man yet knows, how much he has still to learn. John Lubbock wiseeducationmen Do what you will, only do something. John Lubbock Men are more helped by sympathy than by service. John Lubbock affectionatemen Reading and writing, arithmetic and grammar do not constitute education, any more than a knife, fork and spoon constitute a dinner. John Lubbock readingteachingeducation There can be no merit in believing something which you can neither explain nor understand. John Lubbock meritbelieve We profit little by books we do not enjoy. John Lubbock profitlittlesbook A kind word will give more pleasure than a present. John Lubbock pleasurekindgiving We must be careful what we read, and not, like the sailors of Ulysses, take bags of wind for sacks of treasure. John Lubbock bagstreasurewind Fresh air is as good for the mind as for the body. Nature always seems trying to talk to us as if she had some great secret to tell. And so she has. John Lubbock secretairmind When important decisions have to be taken, the natural anxiety to come to a right decision will often keep you awake. Nothing, however, is more conducive to healthful sleep than plenty of open air. John Lubbock takenairsleep Those who have not distinguished themselves at school need not on that account be discouraged. the greatest minds do not necessarily ripen the quickest. John Lubbock learningeducationschool Before buying anything, it is well to ask if one could do without it. John Lubbock restraintwellsbuying Here are the three great questions which in life we have over and over again to answer: Is it right or wrong? Is it true or false? Is it beautiful or ugly? Our education ought to help us to answer these questions. John Lubbock true-or-falsethreebeautiful We often hear of bad weather, but in reality no weather is bad. It is all delightful, though in different ways. Some weather may be bad for farmers or crops, but for man all kinds are good. Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating. John Lubbock sunshinerainreality To be happy ourselves is a most effectual contribution to the happiness of others. John Lubbock contributionhappiness 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 too-muchmistakemen The world would be better and brighter if people were taught the duty of being happy as well as the happiness of doing their duty. John Lubbock would-behappinesspeople We are all great landed proprietors, if we only knew it. What we lack is not land, but the power to enjoy it. Moreover, this great inheritance has the additional advantage that it entails no labor, requires no management. The landlord has the trouble, but the landscape belongs to everyone who has eyes to see it. John Lubbock inheritancelandeye
