It is sad to see a woman sacrificing the ties of the affections even to do good.

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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...

Small aids to individuals, large aid to masses.

Small aids to individuals, large aid to masses.

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...

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...

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...

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...

Do not look at stars as bright spots only. Try to take in the vastness...

Do not look at stars as bright spots only. Try to take in the vastness...

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...

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...

We especially need imagination in science.

We especially need imagination in science.

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...

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....

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...

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.

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...

That knowledge which is popular is not scientific.

That knowledge which is popular is not scientific.

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 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...