Quotes by Sir John Lubbock

Sir John Lubbock

Sir John Lubbock

British statesman and banker

Lived from: 1834 - 1913

Category: Business and entrepreneurs | Politics Country: FlagUnited Kingdom

Born: 30 april 1834 Died: 28 may 1913

  • Our duty is to believe that for which we have sufficient evidence, and to suspend our judgment when we have not.
  • Before buying anything, it is well to ask if one could do without it.
  • Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are excellent schoolmasters, and teach some of us more than we can ever learn from books.

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  • 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.
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  • Our duty is to believe that for which we have sufficient evidence, and to suspend our judgment when we have not.
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  • Before buying anything, it is well to ask if one could do without it.
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  • 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.
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  • 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.
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  • We often hear of people breaking down from overwork, but in nine out of ten they are really suffering from worry or anxiety.
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  • What we see depends mainly on what we look for.
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  • A wise system of education will at last teach us how little man yet knows, how much he has still to learn.
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  • Any weak fool can be vicious. To be virtuous you must be a man; to be virtuous is to be truly free; vice is the real slavery.
    The Use of Life
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  • Do not look on your work as a dull duty. If you choose you can make it interesting. Throw your heart into it.
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  • Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are excellent schoolmasters, and teach some of us more than we can ever learn from books.
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  • Happiness is a thing to be practiced, like the violin.
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  • 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.
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  • Sunsets are so beautiful that they almost seem as if we were looking through the gates of Heaven.
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  • When we have done our best, we should wait the result in peace.
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  • Your character will be what you yourself choose to make it.
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What are the most famous quotes from Sir John Lubbock?

The two most famous quotes from Sir John Lubbock are:

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

When did Sir John Lubbock live?

Sir John Lubbock was born in 1834 and died in the year 1913.