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 faith that stands on authority is not faith.

The sum of wisdom is that time is never lost that is devoted to work.

Men love to wonder, and that is the seed of science.

Genius is intellect constructive.

Foolish, whenever you take the meanness and formality of that thing you do, instead of converting it into the obedient spiracle ofyour character and aims.

He takes men out of time and makes them feel eternity.