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John Lubbock

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Quotes by John Lubbock

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We see depends mainly on what we look for.
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We see depends mainly on what we look for.
A day of worry is more exhausting than a day of work.
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A day of worry is more exhausting than a day of work.
Health is much more dependent on our habits and nutrition than on medicine.
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Health is much more dependent on our habits and nutrition than on medicine.
There is nothing so good for the inside of a man as the outside of a horse.
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There is nothing so good for the inside of a man as the outside of a horse.
The whole value of solitude depends upon one's self; it may be a sanctuary or a prison, a haven of repose or a place of punishment, a heaven or a hell, as we ourselves make it.
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The whole value of solitude depends upon one's self; it may be a sanctuary or a prison, a haven of repose or a place of punishment, a heaven or a hell, as we ourselves make it.
There are temptations which strong exercise best enables us to resist.
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There are temptations which strong exercise best enables us to resist.
To do something, however small, to make others happier and better, is the highest ambition, the most elevating hope, which can inspire a human being.“- Biologist John Lubbock.
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To do something, however small, to make others happier and better, is the highest ambition, the most elevating hope, which can inspire a human being.“- Biologist John Lubbock.
Cultivate all your faculties; you must either use them or lose them.
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Cultivate all your faculties; you must either use them or lose them.
Don’t be afraid of showing affection. Be warm and tender, thoughtful and affectionate. Men are more helped by sympathy than by service. Love is more than money, and a kind word will give more pleasure than a present.
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Don’t be afraid of showing affection. Be warm and tender, thoughtful and affectionate. Men are more helped by sympathy than by service. Love is more than money, and a kind word will give more pleasure than a present.
Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.
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Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.
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