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“Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer'…” — John Lubbock

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
John Lubbock Statesman • British
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