Maria Mitchell Quotes


There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness. Maria Mitchell beauty 601
I am always the better for open-air breathing, and was certainly meant for the wandering life of the Indian. Maria Mitchell Life 79
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. Maria Mitchell Travel 76
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. Maria Mitchell Catch 75
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. Maria Mitchell Uncategorized 73
I was a little doubtful about the propriety of going to the Mammoth Cave without a gentleman escort, but if two ladies travel alone they must have the courage of men. Maria Mitchell Travel 65
The greatest object in educating is to give a right habit of study. Maria Mitchell Uncategorized 62
I was born, for instance, incapable of appreciating music. Maria Mitchell Uncategorized 61
The world of learning is so broad, and the human soul is so limited in power! Maria Mitchell Power 60
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. Maria Mitchell Asks 53
It is sad to see a woman sacrificing the ties of the affections even to do good. Maria Mitchell Uncategorized 53
Study as if you were going to live forever; live as if you were going to die tomorrow. Maria Mitchell Die 51
Every formula which expresses a law of nature is a hymn of praise to God. Maria Mitchell Nature 45
People have to learn sometimes not only how much the heart, but how much the head, can bear. Maria Mitchell Endurance 43
I would as soon put a girl alone into a closet to meditate as give her only the society of her needle. Maria Mitchell alone 38
I had, early in life, a love for staging, but it is fast dying out. Nine hours over a rough road are enough to root out the most passionate love of that kind. Maria Mitchell Life 33
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. Maria Mitchell Life 33
To read a book, to think it over, and to write out notes is a useful exercise; a book which will not repay some hard thought is not worth publishing. Maria Mitchell Uncategorized 32
I have worn myself thin trying to find out about this comet, and I know very little now in the matter. Maria Mitchell Uncategorized 32
That knowledge which is popular is not scientific. Maria Mitchell Knowledge 32
The Southern character is opposed to haste. Safety is of more worth than speed, and there is no hurry. Maria Mitchell Uncategorized 31
I have just gone over my comet computations again, and it is humiliating to perceive how very little more I know than I did seven years ago when I first did this kind of work. Maria Mitchell Work 29
I made observations for three hours last night, and am almost ill today from fatigue; still I have worked all day, trying to reduce the places, and mean to work hard again tonight. Maria Mitchell Work 29
As a general rule, people disappoint you as you know them. Maria Mitchell Uncategorized 29
We especially need imagination in science. Maria Mitchell Imagination 28
The phrase popular science has in itself a touch of absurdity. That knowledge which is popular is not scientific. Maria Mitchell Absurd 27

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