We travel to learn; and I have never been in any country where they did not do something better than we do it, think some thoughts better than we think, catch some inspiration from heights above our own.

I made observations for three hours last night, and am almost ill today from fatigue; still I have worked all day, trying to reduce the places, and mean to work hard again tonight.

Besides learning to see, there is another art to be learned - not to see what is not.

Do not look at stars as bright spots only. Try to take in the vastness of the universe.

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

Altogether, St. Louis is a growing place, and the West has a large hand and a strong grasp.

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.