The Southern character is opposed to haste. Safety is of more worth than speed, and there is no hurry.

Quote by Maria Mitchell

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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...

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

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

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...

We especially need imagination in science.

We especially need imagination in science.

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...

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

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...

Small aids to individuals, large aid to masses.

Small aids to individuals, large aid to masses.

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...

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...

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...

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 was born, for instance, incapable of appreciating music.

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

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...

That knowledge which is popular is not scientific.

That knowledge which is popular is not scientific.

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

Beauty is whatever gives joy.

Beauty is whatever gives joy.

Beauty without depth is just decoration.

Beauty without depth is just decoration.

Nothing's beautiful from every point of view.

Nothing's beautiful from every point of view.

Everywhere you go, take a smile with you.

Everywhere you go, take a smile with you.