Our duty is to believe that for which we have sufficient evidence, and to suspend our judgment when we have not.

Quote by John Lubbock

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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...

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

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

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,...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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.

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...

What we see depends mainly on what we look for.

What we see depends mainly on what we look for.

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

The summer night is like a perfection of thought.

The summer night is like a perfection of thought.

In summer, the song sings itself.

In summer, the song sings itself.

People don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy.

People don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy.