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

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

Let us secure not such books as people want, but books just above their wants, and they will reach up to take what is put out for them.

I am just learning to notice the different colors of the stars, and already begin to have a new enjoyment.

We have a hunger of the mind which asks for knowledge of all around us, and the more we gain, the more is our desire; the more we see, the more we are capable of seeing.

But why look back at all? Why turn your eyes to your shadow, when, by looking upward, you see your rainbow in the same direction?

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