The love of one's own sex is precious, for it is neither provoked by vanity nor retained by flattery; it is genuine and sincere.

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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...

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,...

Question everything.

Question everything.

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

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

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...

Small aids to individuals, large aid to masses.

Small aids to individuals, large aid to masses.

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....

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...

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...

We especially need imagination in science.

We especially need imagination in science.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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...