The world of learning is so broad, and the human soul is so limited in power!

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We especially need imagination in science.

We especially need imagination in science.

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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.

That knowledge which is popular is not scientific.

That knowledge which is popular is not scientific.

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...

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...

Small aids to individuals, large aid to masses.

Small aids to individuals, large aid to masses.