It is sad to see a woman sacrificing the ties of the affections even to do good.

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

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.

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

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

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.

We travel to learn; and I have never been in any country where they did not do something better than we do it, think some thoughts better than we think, catch some inspiration from heights above our own.