“We often hear of bad weather, but in reality no weather is bad. It is all delightful, though in different ways. Some weather may be bad for farmers or crops, but for man all kinds are good. Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating.”
The Use of Life (1894), ch. IV: Recreation
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John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury7
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