That knowledge which is popular is not scientific.

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There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

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...

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...

Question everything.

Question everything.

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.

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...

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....

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 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...

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.

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 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 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...

Small aids to individuals, large aid to masses.

Small aids to individuals, large aid to masses.

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...

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...

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...

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...