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

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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...

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

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

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...

We especially need imagination in science.

We especially need imagination in science.

That knowledge which is popular is not scientific.

That knowledge which is popular is not scientific.

Question everything.

Question everything.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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 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....

The Southern character is opposed to haste. Safety is of more worth than speed, and...

The Southern character is opposed to haste. Safety is of more worth than speed, 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...

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

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 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...

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

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

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...

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...