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Letter "J" » John Lubbock Quotes
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«Everyone must have felt that a cheerful friend is like a sunny day, which sheds its brightness on all around; and most of us can, as we choose, make of this world either a palace or a prison»
Author: John Lubbock
(Biologist, Politician)
| About:
Friends
| Keywords:
all-around, brightness, cheerful, palace, sheds, sunny, Sunny days
«We must not sit still and look for miracles; up and doing, and the Lord will be with thee. Prayer and pains, through faith in Christ Jesus, will do anything.»
Author: John Lubbock
(Biologist, Politician)
| About:
God
| Keywords:
christ, Christ Jesus, Jesus, look for, Lord's table, Miracles, must not, pains, prayer, sit, Thee, the LORD
«The important thing is not so much that every child should be taught, as that every child should be given the wish to learn.»
Author: John Lubbock
(Biologist, Politician)
| About:
Children,
Learning,
Teachers and teaching
| Keywords:
be given, The Wish
«Do not be afraid of showing your 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.»
Author: John Lubbock
(Biologist, Politician)
| About:
Affection,
Character,
Kindness,
Love,
Sympathy,
Tenderness
| Keywords:
affectionate, helped, thoughtful
«When we have done our best, we should wait the results in peace»
«How little our libraries cost us as compared with our liquor cellars»
«A day of worry is more exhausting than a week of work.»
«Be cautious, but not too cautious; do not be too much afraid of making a mistake; a man who never makes a mistake will make nothing.»
«I can but think that the world would be better and brighter if our teachers would dwell on the duty of happiness as well as the happiness of duty; for we ought to be as bright and genial as we can, if only because to be cheerful ourselves is a most effectual contribution to the happiness of others.»
«Happiness is a thing to be practiced, like the violin.»
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