A wise system of education will at last teach us how little man yet knows, how much he has still to learn.

Quote by John Lubbock

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Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a...

Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a...

What we see depends mainly on what we look for.

What we see depends mainly on what we look for.

The whole value of solitude depends upon one's self; it may be a sanctuary or...

The whole value of solitude depends upon one's self; it may be a sanctuary or...

Happiness is a thing to be practiced, like the violin.

Happiness is a thing to be practiced, like the violin.

The important thing is not so much that every child should be taught, as that...

The important thing is not so much that every child should be taught, as that...

There are temptations which strong exercise best enables us to resist

There are temptations which strong exercise best enables us to resist

Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass on a summer day...

Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass on a summer day...

When we have done our best, we should wait the result in peace.

When we have done our best, we should wait the result in peace.

Your character will be what you yourself choose to make it.

Your character will be what you yourself choose to make it.

If we are ever in doubt about what to do, it is a good rule...

If we are ever in doubt about what to do, it is a good rule...

In truth, people can generally make time for what they choose to do; it is...

In truth, people can generally make time for what they choose to do; it is...

Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are...

Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are...

Art is unquestionably one of the purest and highest elements in human happiness. It trains...

Art is unquestionably one of the purest and highest elements in human happiness. It trains...

Do not be afraid of showing your affection. Be warm and tender, thoughtful and affectionate....

Do not be afraid of showing your affection. Be warm and tender, thoughtful and affectionate....

A day of worry is more exhausting than a week of work.

A day of worry is more exhausting than a week of work.

Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under the trees on...

Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under the trees on...

Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a...

Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a...

There shall be eternal summer in the grateful heart.

There shall be eternal summer in the grateful heart.

Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic...

Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic...

Summer is the time when one sheds one's tensions with one's clothes, and the right...

Summer is the time when one sheds one's tensions with one's clothes, and the right...