I was a little doubtful about the propriety of going to the Mammoth Cave without a gentleman escort, but if two ladies travel alone they must have the courage of men. — Maria Mitchell Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
In my younger days, when I was painted by the half-educated, loose and inaccurate ways women had, I used to say, "How much women… — Maria Mitchell Copy Share Image
When we are chafed and fretted by small cares, a look at the stars will show us the littleness of our own interests. — Maria Mitchell Copy Share Image
There is something of the same pleasure in noticing the hues of the stars that there is in looking at a flower garden in… — Maria Mitchell Copy Share Image
I made observations for three hours last night, and am almost ill to-day from fatigue; still I have worked all day, trying to reduce… — Maria Mitchell Copy Share Image
The world of learning is so broad, and the human soul is so limited in power! We reach forth and strain every nerve, but… — Maria Mitchell Copy Share Image
The greatest benefit derived from the study of science is that it lifts you out of and above the littleness of daily trials. We… — Maria Mitchell Copy Share Image
“Truth or myth, it is only for me to know. Come with me into the rich texture of Bizco's kingdom.” — Maria Mitchell Copy Share Image
The phrase ‘popular science’ has in itself a touch of absurdity. That knowledge which is popular is not scientific. — Maria Mitchell Copy Share Image
I had, early in life, a love for staging, but it is fast dying out. Nine hours over a rough road are enough to… — Maria Mitchell Copy Share Image
People have to learn sometimes not only how much the heart, but how much the head, can bear. — Maria Mitchell Copy Share Image
“I knew of no sadder picture in the history of science than that of the old man, Galileo, worn by a long life of… — Maria Mitchell Copy Share Image
Besides learning to see, there is another art to be learned - not to see what is not. — Maria Mitchell Copy Share Image
An English village could never be mistaken for an American one: the outline against the sky differs; a thatched cottage makes a very wavy… — Maria Mitchell Copy Share Image
