The world of learning is so broad, and the human soul is so limited in power!

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As a general rule, people disappoint you as you know them.

As a general rule, people disappoint you as you know them.

I was born, for instance, incapable of appreciating music.

I was born, for instance, incapable of appreciating music.

Do not look at stars as bright spots only. Try to take in the vastness...

Do not look at stars as bright spots only. Try to take in the vastness...

I saw, in looking over Cooper, elements of a comet of 1825 which resemble what...

I saw, in looking over Cooper, elements of a comet of 1825 which resemble what...

We especially need imagination in science.

We especially need imagination in science.

Every formula which expresses a law of nature is a hymn of praise to God.

Every formula which expresses a law of nature is a hymn of praise to God.

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

Study as if you were going to live forever; live as if you were going...

Study as if you were going to live forever; live as if you were going...

I have just gone over my comet computations again, and it is humiliating to perceive...

I have just gone over my comet computations again, and it is humiliating to perceive...

I am always the better for open-air breathing, and was certainly meant for the wandering...

I am always the better for open-air breathing, and was certainly meant for the wandering...

Altogether, St. Louis is a growing place, and the West has a large hand and...

Altogether, St. Louis is a growing place, and the West has a large hand and...

I am just learning to notice the different colors of the stars, and already begin...

I am just learning to notice the different colors of the stars, and already begin...

People have to learn sometimes not only how much the heart, but how much the...

People have to learn sometimes not only how much the heart, but how much the...

We have a hunger of the mind which asks for knowledge of all around us,...

We have a hunger of the mind which asks for knowledge of all around us,...

To read a book, to think it over, and to write out notes is a...

To read a book, to think it over, and to write out notes is a...

We travel to learn; and I have never been in any country where they did...

We travel to learn; and I have never been in any country where they did...

I have worn myself thin trying to find out about this comet, and I know...

I have worn myself thin trying to find out about this comet, and I know...

Question everything.

Question everything.

I had, early in life, a love for staging, but it is fast dying out....

I had, early in life, a love for staging, but it is fast dying out....

I have never been in any country where they did not do something better than...

I have never been in any country where they did not do something better than...