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Quote by John Lubbock
Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under tree

Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summers 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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