A man who is not a good friend to himself cannot be so to any one else. — John Lubbock Friend Copy Share Image
Time is a trust, and for every minute of it you will have to account. — John Lubbock Copy Share Image
The important thing is not so much that every child should be taught, as that every child should be given the wish… — John Lubbock Children Copy Share Image
Many of the greatest men have owed their success to industry rather than to cleverness. — John Lubbock Clever Copy Share Image
“If we succeed in giving the love of learning, the learning itself is sure to follow.” — John Lubbock Advice 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
“In truth, people can generally make time for what they choose to do; it is not really the time but the will… — John Lubbock Advice 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… — John Lubbock Copy Share Image
The world would be better and brighter if people were taught the duty of being happy as well as the happiness of… — John Lubbock Copy Share Image
It would be a great thing if people could be brought to realize that they can never add to the sum of… — John Lubbock Copy Share Image
Fresh air is as good for the mind as for the body. Nature always seems trying to talk to us as if… — John Lubbock Copy Share Image
We often hear of bad weather, but in reality no weather is bad. It is all delightful, though in different ways. Some… — John Lubbock Copy Share Image
Everyone must have felt that a cheerful friend is like a sunny day, which sheds its brightness on all around; and most… — John Lubbock Copy Share Image
Art is unquestionably one of the purest and highest elements in human happiness. It trains the mind through the eye, and the… — John Lubbock Art Copy Share Image
“The whole value of solitude depends upon oneself; it may be a sanctuary or a prison, a haven of repose or a… — John Lubbock Haven Copy Share Image
“To do something, however small, to make others happier and better, is the highest ambition, the most elevating hope, which can inspire… — John Lubbock Ambition Copy Share Image
Great battles are really won before they are actually fought. To control our passions we must govern our habits, and keep watch… — John Lubbock Battle Copy Share Image
A pleasure is full grown only when it is remembered. C. S. LEWIS, Out of the Silent Planet True pleasures are paid… — John Lubbock Compound interest Copy Share Image
It always seems to be raining harder than it really is when you look at the weather through the window. — 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… — John Lubbock Time Copy Share Image
In this world we do not see things as they are. We see them as we are, because what we see depends… — John Lubbock Copy Share Image
Sunsets are so beautiful that they almost seem as if we were looking through the gates of Heaven. — John Lubbock Beautiful Copy Share Image
Endurance is a much better test of character than any single act of heroism, however noble. — John Lubbock Acts of heroism Copy Share Image
The veil is slowly rising, but as regards innumerable questions we must be content to remain in ignorance. — John Lubbock Ignorance Copy Share Image
There can be no merit in believing something which you can neither explain nor understand. — John Lubbock Copy Share Image
Try to realize all the blessings you have, and you will find perhaps that they are more than you suppose. — John Lubbock Blessing Copy Share Image
We often hear of people breaking down from overwork, but in nine out of ten they are really suffering from worry or… — John Lubbock Anxiety Copy Share Image
Exercise of the muscles keeps the body in health, and exercise of the brain brings peace of mind. — John Lubbock Body Copy Share Image
However vexed you may be overnight, things will often look very different in the morning. — John Lubbock Copy Share Image
Do not lay things too much to heart. No one is ever really beaten unless he is discouraged. — John Lubbock Copy Share Image
A Cheerful friend is like a sunny day, which sheds its brightness on all around. — John Lubbock Copy Share Image
“A wise system of education will at least teach us how little man yet knows, how much he has still to learn.” — John Lubbock Education 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… — John Lubbock Art Copy Share Image
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
If we are ever in doubt about what to do, it is a good rule to ask ourselves what we shall wish… — John Lubbock Doubt Copy Share Image
Our duty is to believe that for which we have sufficient evidence, and to suspend our judgment when we have not. — 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,… — John Lubbock Enemies Copy Share Image
