That knowledge which is popular is not scientific.
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 o...
I would as soon put a girl alone into a closet to meditate as give her only the society of her needle.
It is sad to see a woman sacrificing the ties of the affections even to do good.
We especially need imagination in science.
There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.
Every formula which expresses a law of nature is a hymn of praise to God.
Study as if you were going to live forever live as if you were going to die tomorrow.
For women there are undoubtedly great difficulties in the path but so much the more to overcome. First no woman would say "I am but a woman!" But a woman! What more can you ask to be?
The world of learning is so broad, and the human soul is so limited in power!
We have a hunger of the mind which asks for knowledge of all around us, and the more we gain, the more is our desire the more we see, the more we are capable of seeing.
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.
I am just learning to notice the different colors of the stars, and already begin to have a new enjoyment.
Why can a man not act himself be himself and think for himself? It seems to me that naturalness alone is power that a borrowed word is weaker than our own weakness however small we may be.
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 ow...