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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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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.

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.

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 the trees on...

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

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

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

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

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

There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well...

There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well...

Some books are undeservedly forgotten; none are undeservedly remembered.

Some books are undeservedly forgotten; none are undeservedly remembered.

Next, in importance to books are their titles.

Next, in importance to books are their titles.