Astronomy is a cold, desert science, with all its pompous figures,-depends a little too much on the glass-grinder, too little on the mind. 'T is of no use to show us more planets and systems. We know already what matter is, and more or less of it does not signify.

The foundation of culture, as of character, is at last the moral sentiment.

Be a gift and a benediction.

A child is a curly, dimpled lunatic.

Trust your instinct to the end, though you can render no reason.

Men should take their knowledge from the Sun, the Moon and the Stars.

Free should be the scholar - free and brave.