 As a general rule, people disappoint you as you know them. |
| I saw, in looking over Cooper, elements of a comet of 1825 which resemble what I get out for this, from my own observations, but I cannot rely upon my own. |
| We have a hunger of the mind which asks for knowledge of all around us, and the more we gain, the more is our desire; the more we see, the more we are capable of seeing. |
| I have never been in any country where they did not do something better than we do it, think some thoughts better than we think, catch some inspiration from heights above our own. |
| I made observations for three hours last night, and am almost ill to-day from fatigue; still I have worked all day, trying to reduce the places, and mean to work hard again to-night. |
| I would as soon put a girl alone into a closet to meditate as give her only the society of her needle. |
| A young sailor boy came to see me to-day. It pleases me to have these lads seek me on their return from their first voyage, and tell me how much they have learned about navigation. |
| The Southern character is opposed to haste. Safety is of more worth than speed, and there is no hurry. |
| Question everything. |
| People have to learn sometimes not only how much the heart, but how much the head, can bear. |
| The world of learning is so broad, and the human soul is so limited in power! |
| I am just learning to notice the different colors of the stars, and already begin to have a new enjoyment. |
| That knowledge which is popular is not scientific. |
| I was born, for instance, incapable of appreciating music. |
| Do not look at stars as bright spots only. Try to take in the vastness of the universe. |
| We especially need imagination in science. |
| We travel to learn; and I have never been in any country where they did not do something better than we do it, think some thoughts better than we think, catch some inspiration from heights above our own. |
| Small aids to individuals, large aid to masses. |
| I had, early in life, a love for staging, but it is fast dying out. Nine hours over a rough road are enough to root out the most passionate love of that kind. |
| Altogether, St. Louis is a growing place, and the West has a large hand and a strong grasp. |
