I would as soon put a girl alone into a closet to meditate as give her only the society of her needle.

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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 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...

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.

We especially need imagination in science.

We especially need imagination in science.

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...

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 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...

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...

That knowledge which is popular is not scientific.

That knowledge which is popular is not scientific.

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...

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...

People have to learn sometimes not only how much the heart, but how much the...

People have to learn sometimes not only how much the heart, but how much the...

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...

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.

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....

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 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...