I was a little doubtful about the propriety of going to the Mammoth Cave without a gentleman escort, but if two ladies travel alone they must have the courage of men.

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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 was born, for instance, incapable of appreciating music.

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

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...

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 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....

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.

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

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

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

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...

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 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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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 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;...

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 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...

Question everything.

Question everything.