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

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Question everything.

Question everything.

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 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 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...

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.

Small aids to individuals, large aid to masses.

Small aids to individuals, large aid to masses.

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 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...

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

That knowledge which is popular is not scientific.

That knowledge which is popular is not scientific.

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...

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...