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

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.

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.

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.

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