I had, early in life, a love for staging, but it is fast dying out. Nine hours over a rough road are enough to root out the most passionate love of that kind.

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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...

That knowledge which is popular is not scientific.

That knowledge which is popular is not scientific.

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...

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

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...

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...

Question everything.

Question everything.

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...

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...

To read a book, to think it over, and to write out notes is a...

To read a book, to think it over, and to write out notes is a...

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 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.

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 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;...

Small aids to individuals, large aid to masses.

Small aids to individuals, large aid to masses.

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 was born, for instance, incapable of appreciating music.

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