The Southern character is opposed to haste. Safety is of more worth than speed, and there is no hurry.

Quote by Maria Mitchell

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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.

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

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

Small aids to individuals, large aid to masses.

Small aids to individuals, large aid to masses.

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...

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...

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....

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;...

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.

We especially need imagination in science.

We especially need imagination in science.

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 would as soon put a girl alone into a closet to meditate as give...

I would as soon put a girl alone into a closet to meditate as give...