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?

Small aids to individuals, large aid to masses.

I was born, for instance, incapable of appreciating music.

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.

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 love of one's own sex is precious, for it is neither provoked by vanity nor retained by flattery; it is genuine and sincere.