There are temptations which strong exercise best enables us to resist

Quote by John Lubbock

Topics: Temptation Quotes

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

What we see depends mainly on what we look for.

What we see depends mainly on what we look for.

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...

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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...