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

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

Let us secure not such books as people want, but books just above their wants, and they will reach up to take what is put out for them.

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

I was a little doubtful about the propriety of going to the Mammoth Cave without a gentleman escort, but if two ladies travel alone they must have the courage of men.

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.

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.