I have just gone over my comet computations again, and it is humiliating to perceive how very little more I know than I did seven years ago when I first did this kind of work.

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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.

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...

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,...

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

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

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.

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.

Small aids to individuals, large aid to masses.

Small aids to individuals, large aid to masses.

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...

Question everything.

Question everything.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

We especially need imagination in science.

We especially need imagination in science.

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 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;...

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 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....