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Maria Mitchell quotes

American Scientist August 1, 1818 – June 28, 1889

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Maria Mitchell quote: "I was born, for instance, incapable of appreciating music."
I was born, for instance, incapable of appreciating music. Maria Mitchell
Maria Mitchell quote: "The world of learning is so broad, and the human soul is so..."
The world of learning is so broad, and the human soul is so limited in power! Maria Mitchell
Maria Mitchell quote: "I am just learning to notice the different colors of the..."
I am just learning to notice the different colors of the stars, and already begin to have a new enjoyment. Maria Mitchell
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
Maria Mitchell quote: "People have to learn sometimes not only how much the heart,..."
People have to learn sometimes not only how much the heart, but how much the head, can bear. Maria Mitchell
Maria Mitchell quote: "I am just through with a summer, and a summer is to me always..."
I am just through with a summer, and a summer is to me always a trying ordeal. Maria Mitchell
A young sailor boy came to see me today. 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. Maria Mitchell
Maria Mitchell quote: "Study as if you were going to live forever; live as if you..."
Study as if you were going to live forever; live as if you were going to die tomorrow. Maria Mitchell
Maria Mitchell quote: "Altogether, St. Louis is a growing place, and the West has a..."
Altogether, St. Louis is a growing place, and the West has a large hand and a strong grasp. Maria Mitchell
Maria Mitchell quote: "As a general rule, people disappoint you as you know them."
As a general rule, people disappoint you as you know them. Maria Mitchell
Maria Mitchell quote: "The phrase ‘popular science’ has in itself a touch of..."
The phrase ‘popular science’ has in itself a touch of absurdity. That knowledge which is popular is not scientific. Maria Mitchell
Maria Mitchell quote: "Do not look at stars as bright spots only. Try to take in the..."
Do not look at stars as bright spots only. Try to take in the vastness of the universe. Maria Mitchell
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
Maria Mitchell quote: "We have a hunger of the mind. Which asks for knowledge all..."
We have a hunger of the mind. Which asks for knowledge all around us. And the more we gain, the more is our desire. Maria Mitchell
Maria Mitchell quote: "That knowledge which is popular is not scientific."
That knowledge which is popular is not scientific. Maria Mitchell

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