The best that can be said of my life so far is that it has been industrious, and the best that can be said of me is that I have not pretended to what I was not.

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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...

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

We have a hunger of the mind which asks for knowledge of all around us,...

We have a hunger of the mind which asks for knowledge of all around us,...

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 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...

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....

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 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...

We especially need imagination in science.

We especially need imagination in science.

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...

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...

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...