I saw, in looking over Cooper, elements of a comet of 1825 which resemble what I get out for this, from my own observations, but I cannot rely upon my own.

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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...

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

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

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 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...

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...

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,...

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

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.

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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

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

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...