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

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

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

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.

The greatest object in educating is to give a right habit of study.

It is sad to see a woman sacrificing the ties of the affections even to do good.