We especially need imagination in science.

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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.

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...

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 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...

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...

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

That knowledge which is popular is not scientific.

That knowledge which is popular is not scientific.

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

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

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

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 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,...

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...

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...

Question everything.

Question everything.

Small aids to individuals, large aid to masses.

Small aids to individuals, large aid to masses.

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...

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...

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...

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 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....