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.

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

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

To read a book, to think it over, and to write out notes is a useful exercise; a book which will not repay some hard thought is not worth publishing.

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

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.