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Our own happiness ought not to be our main objective in life.
John Lubbock
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John Lubbock
Age: 79 †
Born: 1834
Born: April 30
Died: 1913
Died: May 28
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Do not lay things too much to heart. No one is ever really beaten unless he is discouraged.
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Before buying anything, it is well to ask if one could do without it.
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All those who love Nature she loves in return, and will richly reward, not perhaps with the good things, as they are commonly called, but with the best things of this world-not with money and titles, horses and carriages, but with bright and happy thoughts, contentment and peace of mind.
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It always seems to be raining harder than it really is when you look at the weather through the window.
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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.
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Great battles are really won before they are actually fought. To control our passions we must govern our habits, and keep watch over ourselves in the small details of everyday life.
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The idle man does not know what it is to enjoy rest, for he has not earned it.
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