“Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.”

John Lubbock

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About John Lubbock

Polymath British

John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury, was a distinguished British polymath known for his contributions to banking, politics, biology, and archaeology. He successfully introduced the Bank Holidays Act of 1871, which created...

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