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 results circumstances
Happiness is a condition of mind not a result of circumstances.
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.
character personality-flaws
Your character will be what you yourself choose to make it.
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.
education school learning
Those who have not distinguished themselves at school need not on that account be discouraged. the greatest minds do not necessarily ripen the quickest.
rain weather looks
It always seems to be raining harder than it really is when you look at the weather through the window.
happiness people would-be
It would be a great thing if people could be brought to realize that they can never add to the sum of their happiness by doing wrong.
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.
character endurance tests
Endurance is a much better test of character than any single act of heroism, however noble.
horse mind contentment
All those who love Nature she loves in return, and will richly reward, not perhaps with the good things, as they are commonly called, but with the best things of this world-not with money and titles, horses and carriages, but with bright and happy thoughts, contentment and peace of mind.
travel book library
We may sit in our library and yet be in all quarters of the earth.
happiness life-and-love violin
Happiness is a thing to be practiced, like the violin.
worry people anxiety
We often hear of people breaking down from overwork, but in nine out of ten they are really suffering from worry or anxiety.
believe judging judgment
Our duty is to believe that for which we have sufficient evidence, and to suspend our judgment when we have not.