I am always the better for open-air breathing, and was certainly meant for the wandering life of the Indian.

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

I would as soon put a girl alone into a closet to meditate as give her only the society of her needle.

I had only ordinary capacity but extraordinary persistency.

The greatest benefit derived from the study of science is that it lifts you out of and above the littleness of daily trials. We learn to live in the universe as a part of it; we cannot seperate ourselves from it - our every act connects us with it - our every act affects the whole. Standing under the canopy of stars and remembering their presence you could scarcely do a petty deed, or think a wicked thought.

How strange that some people cannot believe in both the Book of Nature and the Book of God.

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