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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 was born, for instance, incapable of appreciating music.

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

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 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...

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...

It is sad to see a woman sacrificing the ties of the affections even to...

It is sad to see a woman sacrificing the ties of the affections even to...

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 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 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;...

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...

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...

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.

That knowledge which is popular is not scientific.

That knowledge which is popular is not scientific.

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...

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...

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

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...

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...

The greatest object in educating is to give a right habit of study.

The greatest object in educating is to give a right habit of study.

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....