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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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 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;...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

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....

Small aids to individuals, large aid to masses.

Small aids to individuals, large aid to masses.

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...

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...

Question everything.

Question everything.

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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.

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 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...