Sir John Lubbock Sir John Lubbock, 4th Baronet, 1st Baron Avebury, PC FRS, English banker, politician, biologist and archaeologist was born the son of Sir John William Lubbock, Bart.Lubbock was educated at Eton College from 1845 and afterwards was taken into his more..more..

“ Sir John Lubbock:In this world we do not see things as they are. We see them as we are, because what we see depends mainly on what we are looking for. #Life and Living#Life and Living

“ Sir John Lubbock: When we have done our best, we should wait the result in peace. #Excellence#Excellence

“ Sir John Lubbock: Our duty is to believe that for which we have sufficient evidence, and to suspend our judgment when we have not. #Faith#Faith

“ Sir John Lubbock: A wise system of education will at last teach us how little man yet knows, how much he has still to learn. #Education#Education

“ Sir John Lubbock: Sunsets are so beautiful that they almost seem as if we were looking through the gates of Heaven. #Beauty #Beauty

“ Sir John Lubbock: Before buying anything, it is well to ask if one could do without it. #Restraint#Restraint

“ Sir John Lubbock: Your character will be what you yourself choose to make it. #Character#Character

“ Sir John Lubbock: Our ambition should be to rule ourselves, the true kingdom for each one of us; and true progress is to know more, and be more, and to do more. #Ambition#Ambition

“ Sir John Lubbock: Happiness is a thing to be practiced, like the violin. #Happiness#Happiness

“ Sir John Lubbock: We often hear of people breaking down from overwork, but in nine out of ten they are really suffering from worry or anxiety. #Worry#Worry

“ Sir John Lubbock: Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass on a summer day listening to the murmur of water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is hardly a waste of time. #Rest#Rest

“ Sir John Lubbock: Don't be afraid of showing affection. Be warm and tender, thoughtful and affectionate. Men are more helped by sympathy than by service. Love is more than money, and a kind word will give more pleasure than a present. #Affection #Affection

“ Sir John Lubbock: What we see depends mainly on what we look for. #Motivation#Motivation

“ Sir John Lubbock:The important is not so much that every child should be taught, as that every child should be given the wish to learn. #Children#Children

“ Sir John Lubbock:We often hear of bad weather, but in reality no weather is bad. It is all delightful, though in different ways. Some weather may be bad for farmers or crops, but for man all kinds are good. Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating. #Weather#Weather

“ Sir John Lubbock: In truth, people can generally make time for what they choose to do; it is not really the time but the will that is lacking. #Time and Time Management#Time and Time Management

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