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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Altogether, St. Louis is a growing place, and the West has a large hand and...

Altogether, St. Louis is a growing place, and the West has a large hand and...

I was a little doubtful about the propriety of going to the Mammoth Cave without...

I was a little doubtful about the propriety of going to the Mammoth Cave without...

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.

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...

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.

I saw, in looking over Cooper, elements of a comet of 1825 which resemble what...

I saw, in looking over Cooper, elements of a comet of 1825 which resemble what...

That knowledge which is popular is not scientific.

That knowledge which is popular is not scientific.

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...

Small aids to individuals, large aid to masses.

Small aids to individuals, large aid to masses.

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...

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...

We have a hunger of the mind which asks for knowledge of all around us,...

We have a hunger of the mind which asks for knowledge of all around us,...

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 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....

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

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

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

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...

I am just learning to notice the different colors of the stars, and already begin...

I am just learning to notice the different colors of the stars, and already begin...

The best that can be said of my life so far is that it has...

The best that can be said of my life so far is that it has...

It is sad to see a woman sacrificing the ties of the affections even to...

It is sad to see a woman sacrificing the ties of the affections even to...