Quote#Truth
There are three great questions which in life we have over and over…
Quote byJohn Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury · 1834–1913
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Use of Life (1894), ch. VI: National Education.
English (original)
There are three great questions which in life we have over and over again to answer. Is it right or wrong? Is it true or false? Is it beautiful or ugly? Our education ought to help us to answer these questions.
— John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury
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