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There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

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...

That knowledge which is popular is not scientific.

That knowledge which is popular is not scientific.

Small aids to individuals, large aid to masses.

Small aids to individuals, large aid to masses.

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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

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

We especially need imagination in science.

We especially need imagination in science.

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...

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

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 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...

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;...