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

Quote by Maria Mitchell

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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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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 especially need imagination in science.

We especially need imagination in science.

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...

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

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

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.

Small aids to individuals, large aid to masses.

Small aids to individuals, large aid to masses.

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

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....

That knowledge which is popular is not scientific.

That knowledge which is popular is not scientific.

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;...

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...

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.

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...