When we have done our best, we should wait the result in peace.

Quote by John Lubbock

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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 on a summer day...

Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass on a summer day...

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

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

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...

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...

There are temptations which strong exercise best enables us to resist

There are temptations which strong exercise best enables us to resist

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

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

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...

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 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 the trees on...

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

It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done;...

It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done;...

The best feeling is waking up in the middle of the night and realizing you...

The best feeling is waking up in the middle of the night and realizing you...

I wouldn't mind seeing opera die. Ever since I was a boy, I regarded opera...

I wouldn't mind seeing opera die. Ever since I was a boy, I regarded opera...