That Knowledge Which Is Popular

The Phrase ‘popular Science’ Has In Itself A Touch Of Absurdity. That Knowledge Which Is Popular Is Not Scientific.

I Had Only Ordinary Capacity But Extraordinary Persistency.

The Southern Character Is Opposed To Haste. Safety Is Of More Worth Than Speed, And There Is No Hurry.

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.

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 Own.