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

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

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

I had only ordinary capacity but extraordinary persistency.

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

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?

I saw, in looking over Cooper, elements of a comet of 1825 which resemble what I get out for this, from my own observations, but I cannot rely upon my own.