Women, more than men, are bound by tradition and authority. What the father, the brother, the doctor, and the minister have said has been received undoubtingly. Until women throw off this reverence for authority they will not develop.

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

Small aids to individuals, large aid to masses.

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.

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

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.

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