To Read A Book, To

Yesterday I Had A Shaker Visitor, And Today A Catholic; And The More I See And Hear, The Less Do I Care About Church Doctrines.

The Best That Can Be Said Of My Life So Far Is That It Has Been Industrious And The Best That Can Be Said Of Me Is That I Have Not Pretended To What I Was Not.

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.

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 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.