I would as soon put a girl alone into a closet to meditate as give her only the society of her needle. Maria Mitchell closetgirlgive Change image and share on social
I have worn myself thin trying to find out about this comet, and I know very little now in the matter. Maria Mitchell cometfindmatter Change image and share on social
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 carecatholicchurch Change image and share on social
I had, early in life, a love for staging, but it is fast dying out. Nine hours over a rough road are enough to root out the most passionate love of that kind. Maria Mitchell dieearlyfast Change image and share on social
We especially need imagination in science. It is not all mathematics, nor all logic, but it is somewhat beauty and poetry. Maria Mitchell beautyimaginationlogic Change image and share on social
I have just gone over my comet computations again, and it is humiliating to perceive how very little more I know than I did seven years ago when I first did this kind of work. Maria Mitchell agocometcomputation Change image and share on social
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 dayfatiguehard Change image and share on social
The love of one's own sex is precious, for it is neither provoked by vanity nor retained by flattery; it is genuine and sincere. Maria Mitchell flatterygenuinelove Change image and share on social
We travel to learn; and I have never been in any country where they did not do something better than we do it, think some thoughts better than we think, catch some inspiration from heights above our own. Maria Mitchell catchcountryheight share on social
I am always the better for open-air breathing, and was certainly meant for the wandering life of the Indian. Maria Mitchell airbreatheindian Change image and share on social
