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

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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...

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...

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...

That knowledge which is popular is not scientific.

That knowledge which is popular is not scientific.

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...

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

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 was born, for instance, incapable of appreciating music.

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

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

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

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...

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 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...

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...

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....

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 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 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 especially need imagination in science.

We especially need imagination in science.