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

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That knowledge which is popular is not scientific.

That knowledge which is popular is not scientific.

We especially need imagination in science.

We especially need imagination in science.

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;...

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,...

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 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 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...

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...

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 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...

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...

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

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

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

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...

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 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...

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....

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...