I have never been in any country where they did not do something better than we do it, think some thoughts better than we think, catch some inspiration from heights above our own.

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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 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...

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;...

That knowledge which is popular is not scientific.

That knowledge which is popular is not scientific.

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 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...

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...

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 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...

We especially need imagination in science.

We especially need imagination in science.

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...

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.

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...

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...

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

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.

Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you.

Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you.

God gave people a mouth that closes and ears that don't, which should tell us...

God gave people a mouth that closes and ears that don't, which should tell us...

In the beginning, there was nothing. And God said, Let there be Light. And there...

In the beginning, there was nothing. And God said, Let there be Light. And there...

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are...

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are...