Facts are stupid things until brought into connection with some general 
law. —Agassiz. 
No man becomes a proficient in any science who does not transcend sys¬ 
tem, and gather up new truth for himself in the boundless field of research, 
—Dr. A. P. Peabody. 
Never ask a question if you can help it; and never let a thing go un¬ 
known for the lack of asking a question if you can’t help it.— Beecher. 
He is a thoroughly good naturalist who knows his own parish thoroughly. 
—Charles Kingsley. 
