Do not look at stars as bright spots only. Try to take in the vastness of the universe.

Quote by Maria Mitchell

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As a general rule, people disappoint you as you know them.

As a general rule, people disappoint you as you know them.

Question everything.

Question everything.

Study as if you were going to live forever; live as if you were going...

Study as if you were going to live forever; live as if you were going...

To read a book, to think it over, and to write out notes is a...

To read a book, to think it over, and to write out notes is a...

Every formula which expresses a law of nature is a hymn of praise to God.

Every formula which expresses a law of nature is a hymn of praise to God.

A young sailor boy came to see me to-day. It pleases me to have these...

A young sailor boy came to see me to-day. It pleases me to have these...

People have to learn sometimes not only how much the heart, but how much the...

People have to learn sometimes not only how much the heart, but how much the...

I have never been in any country where they did not do something better than...

I have never been in any country where they did not do something better than...

The greatest object in educating is to give a right habit of study.

The greatest object in educating is to give a right habit of study.

I made observations for three hours last night, and am almost ill to-day from fatigue;...

I made observations for three hours last night, and am almost ill to-day from fatigue;...

I am always the better for open-air breathing, and was certainly meant for the wandering...

I am always the better for open-air breathing, and was certainly meant for the wandering...

I had, early in life, a love for staging, but it is fast dying out....

I had, early in life, a love for staging, but it is fast dying out....

The Southern character is opposed to haste. Safety is of more worth than speed, and...

The Southern character is opposed to haste. Safety is of more worth than speed, and...

That knowledge which is popular is not scientific.

That knowledge which is popular is not scientific.

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

The world of learning is so broad, and the human soul is so limited in...

The world of learning is so broad, and the human soul is so limited in...

I have worn myself thin trying to find out about this comet, and I know...

I have worn myself thin trying to find out about this comet, and I know...

We travel to learn; and I have never been in any country where they did...

We travel to learn; and I have never been in any country where they did...

I have just gone over my comet computations again, and it is humiliating to perceive...

I have just gone over my comet computations again, and it is humiliating to perceive...

I was born, for instance, incapable of appreciating music.

I was born, for instance, incapable of appreciating music.