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.

- John Lubbock

Before buying anything, it is well to ask if one could do without it.

- John Lubbock

To be happy ourselves is a most effectual contribution to the happiness of others.

- John Lubbock

Happiness is a condition of mind not a result of circumstances.

- John Lubbock

What we see depends mainly on what we look for.

- John Lubbock

Fresh air is as good for the mind as for the body. Nature always seems trying to talk to us as if she had some great secret to tell. And so she has.

- John Lubbock

Try to realize all the blessings you have, and you will find perhaps that they are more than you suppose.

- John Lubbock

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

- John Lubbock

The important thing is not so much that every child should be taught, as that every child should be given the wish to learn.

- John Lubbock