It Is Sad To See A Woman

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.

A Young Sailor Boy Came To See Me To-day. It Pleases Me To Have These Lads Seek Me On Their Return From Their First Voyage, And Tell Me How Much They Have Learned About Navigation.

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.

The Eye That Directs A Needle In The Delicate Meshes Of Embroidery Will Equally Well Bisect A Star With The Spiderweb Of The Micrometer.

When We Are Chafed And Fretted By Small Cares, A Look At The Stars Will Show Us The Littleness Of Our Own Interests.