Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are excellent schoolmasters, and teach some of us more than we can ever learn from books.

Quote by John Lubbock

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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...

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

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

We often hear of people breaking down from overwork, but in nine out of ten...

We often hear of people breaking down from overwork, but in nine out of ten...

Sunsets are so beautiful that they almost seem as if we were looking through the...

Sunsets are so beautiful that they almost seem as if we were looking through the...

A wise system of education will at last teach us how little man yet knows,...

A wise system of education will at last teach us how little man yet knows,...

A wise system of education will at last teach us how little man yet knows,...

A wise system of education will at last teach us how little man yet knows,...

What we see depends mainly on what we look for.

What we see depends mainly on what we look for.

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...

Aim for the stars and maybe you'll reach the sky

Aim for the stars and maybe you'll reach the sky

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

Our duty is to believe that for which we have sufficient evidence, and to suspend...

Our duty is to believe that for which we have sufficient evidence, and to suspend...

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...

Agriculture for an honorable and highminded man, is the best of all occupations or arts...

Agriculture for an honorable and highminded man, is the best of all occupations or arts...

Art is subject to arbitrary fashion.

Art is subject to arbitrary fashion.