I was a little doubtful about the propriety of going to the Mammoth Cave without a gentleman escort, but if two ladies travel alone they must have the courage of men.

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

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.

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.

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.

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?