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Maria Mitchell quotes

American Scientist August 1, 1818 – June 28, 1889

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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
The love of one's own sex is precious, for it is neither provoked by vanity nor retained by flattery; it is genuine and sincere. Maria Mitchell
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
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
Maria Mitchell quote: "I am always the better for open-air breathing, and was..."
I am always the better for open-air breathing, and was certainly meant for the wandering life of the Indian. Maria Mitchell
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
Maria Mitchell quote: "There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness."
There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness. Maria Mitchell
Maria Mitchell quote: "It is sad to see a woman sacrificing the ties of the..."
It is sad to see a woman sacrificing the ties of the affections even to do good. Maria Mitchell
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
Maria Mitchell quote: "I would as soon put a girl alone into a closet to meditate as..."
I would as soon put a girl alone into a closet to meditate as give her only the society of her needle. Maria Mitchell
Maria Mitchell quote: "We especially need imagination in science. It is not all..."
We especially need imagination in science. It is not all logic, nor all mathematics, but is somewhat beauty and poetry. Maria Mitchell
Maria Mitchell quote: "Every formula which expresses a law of nature is a hymn of..."
Every formula which expresses a law of nature is a hymn of praise to God. Maria Mitchell
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
Maria Mitchell quote: "The greatest object in educating is to give a right habit of..."
The greatest object in educating is to give a right habit of study. Maria Mitchell
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

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