We must be careful what we read, and not, like the sailors of Ulysses, take bags of wind for sacks of treasure. — John Lubbock Copy Share Image
How little our libraries cost us as compared with our liquor cellars. — John Lubbock Copy Share Image
Many of the greatest men have owed their success to industry rather than to cleverness. — John Lubbock Copy Share Image
Savages have often been likened to children, and the comparison is not only correct but also highly instructive. Many naturalists consider that the early… — John Lubbock Copy Share Image
There can be no merit in believing something which you can neither explain nor understand. — John Lubbock Copy Share Image
Many savage nations worship trees, and I really think my first feeling would be one of delight and interest rather than of surprise, if… — John Lubbock Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
“In truth, people can generally make time for what they choose to do; it is not really the time but the will that is… — John Lubbock Copy Share Image
To render ourselves insensible to pain we must forfeit also the possibilities of happiness. — John Lubbock Copy Share Image
The idle man does not know what it is to enjoy rest, for he has not earned it. — John Lubbock Copy Share Image
“Our great mistake in education is, as it seems to me, the worship of book-learning–the confusion of instruction and education. We strain the memory… — John Lubbock Copy Share Image
Be cautious, but not too cautious; do not be too much afraid of making a mistake; a man who never makes a mistake will… — John Lubbock Copy Share Image
This is a great way to become more conscious. Your intention and motives are fundamental to the results you will receive. Set high intentions… — John Lubbock Copy Share Image
Exercise of the muscles keeps the body in health, and exercise of the brain brings peace of mind. — John Lubbock Copy Share Image
Though it is a great mistake to make friends of the wicked and foolish, it is unwise to make enemies of them, for they… — John Lubbock Copy Share Image
