There are temptations which strong exercise best enables us to resist

Quote by John Lubbock

Topics: Temptation Quotes

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

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

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 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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

Amidst all the clutter, beyond all the obstacles, aside from all the static, are the...

Amidst all the clutter, beyond all the obstacles, aside from all the static, are the...

Nothing in this world is handed to you. You have to go out and get...

Nothing in this world is handed to you. You have to go out and get...

If you kiss on the first date and it's not right, then there will be...

If you kiss on the first date and it's not right, then there will be...