Ralph Waldo Emerson Astronomy Quotations

The stars awaken a certain reverence, because though always present, they are inaccessible.

Astronomy taught us our insignificance in Nature.

The narrow sectarian cannot read astronomy with impunity. The creeds of his church shrivel like dried leaves at the door of the observatory.

The sciences, even the best,-mathematics and astronomy,-are like sportsmen, who seize whatever prey offers, even without being able to make any use of it.