John Lubbock
John Lubbock
The Right Honourable John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury PC FRS DCL LLD, known as Sir John Lubbock, 4th Baronet from 1865 until 1900, was a banker, Liberal politician, philanthropist, scientist and polymath...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionStatesman
Date of Birth30 April 1834
mind needs crowds
A crowd is not necessarily company, but neither need it necessarily prevent thought or disturb peace of mind.
wind treasure sailor
We must be careful what we read, and not, like the sailors of Ulysses, take bags of wind for sacks of treasure.
nature thinking tree
Many savage nations worship trees, and I really think my first feeling would be one of delight and interest rather than of surprise, if some day when I am alone in the woods one of the trees were to speak to me.
silent pleasure heavy
A pleasure is full grown only when it is remembered. C. S. LEWIS, Out of the Silent Planet True pleasures are paid for in advance; false pleasures afterwards, with heavy and compound interest.
mistake enemy wicked
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.
blessing trying blessing-you
Try to realize all the blessings you have, and you will find perhaps that they are more than you suppose.
opportunity men blessing
It is sad, indeed, to see how man wastes his opportunities. How many could be made happy, with the blessings which are recklessly wasted or thrown away.
taken sleep air
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.
world this-world depends
In this world we do not see things as they are. We see them as we are, because what we see depends mainly on what we are looking for.
mistake men too-much
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.
cheerful world brightness
Everyone must have felt that a cheerful friend is like a sunny day, which sheds its brightness on all around; and most of us can, as we choose, make of this world either a palace or a prison.
taken sea delight
A poor woman from Manchester, on being taken to the seaside, is said to have expressed her delight on seeing for the first time something of which there was enough for everybody.
years purpose life-is
Life is a great gift, and as we reach years of discretion, most of us naturally ask ourselves what should be the main object of our existence.
eye land inheritance
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.