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.

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We especially need imagination in science.

We especially need imagination in science.

I would as soon put a girl alone into a closet to meditate as give...

I would as soon put a girl alone into a closet to meditate as give...

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

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

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

I was a little doubtful about the propriety of going to the Mammoth Cave without...

I was a little doubtful about the propriety of going to the Mammoth Cave without...

The best that can be said of my life so far is that it has...

The best that can be said of my life so far is that it has...

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.

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...

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 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...

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...

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

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

I made observations for three hours last night, and am almost ill to-day from fatigue;...

I made observations for three hours last night, and am almost ill to-day from fatigue;...

The love of one's own sex is precious, for it is neither provoked by vanity...

The love of one's own sex is precious, for it is neither provoked by vanity...

A young sailor boy came to see me to-day. It pleases me to have these...

A young sailor boy came to see me to-day. It pleases me to have these...

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

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

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...

Yesterday I had a Shaker visitor, and to-day a Catholic; and the more I see...

Yesterday I had a Shaker visitor, and to-day a Catholic; and the more I see...

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...

Small aids to individuals, large aid to masses.

Small aids to individuals, large aid to masses.