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> [“I knew of no sadder picture in the history of science than that of the old man, Galileo, worn by a long life of scientific research, weak and feeble, trembling before that tribunal whose frown was torture, and declaring that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maria-mitchell/i-knew-of-no-sadder-picture-in-the-history-of-science-than-that-of/)

[Maria Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maria-mitchell/)

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## More by Maria Mitchell

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maria-mitchell/in-my-younger-days-when-i-was-painted-by-the-half-educated-loose-and/)

[Maria Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maria-mitchell/)

> [That knowledge which is popular is not scientific.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maria-mitchell/that-knowledge-which-is-popular-is-not-scientific/)

[Maria Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maria-mitchell/)

> [When we are chafed and fretted by small cares, a look at the stars will show us the littleness of our own interests.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maria-mitchell/when-we-are-chafed-and-fretted-by-small-cares-a-look-at-the-stars/)

[Maria Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maria-mitchell/)

> [There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maria-mitchell/there-is-no-cosmetic-for-beauty-like-happiness/)

[Maria Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maria-mitchell/)

> [There is something of the same pleasure in noticing the hues of the stars that there is in looking at a flower garden in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maria-mitchell/there-is-something-of-the-same-pleasure-in-noticing-the-hues-of-the/)

[Maria Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maria-mitchell/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maria-mitchell/i-made-observations-for-three-hours-last-night-and-am-almost-ill-to/)

[Maria Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maria-mitchell/)

> [The world of learning is so broad, and the human soul is so limited in power! We reach forth and strain every nerve, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maria-mitchell/the-world-of-learning-is-so-broad-and-the-human-soul-is-so-limited-in/)

[Maria Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maria-mitchell/)

> [The greatest benefit derived from the study of science is that it lifts you out of and above the littleness of daily trials. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maria-mitchell/the-greatest-benefit-derived-from-the-study-of-science-is-that-it/)

[Maria Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maria-mitchell/)

> [“Truth or myth, it is only for me to know. Come with me into the rich texture of Bizco's kingdom.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maria-mitchell/truth-or-myth-it-is-only-for-me-to-know-come-with-me-into-the-rich/)

[Maria Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maria-mitchell/)

> [The phrase ‘popular science’ has in itself a touch of absurdity. That knowledge which is popular is not scientific.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maria-mitchell/the-phrase-popular-science-has-in-itself-a-touch-of-absurdity-that/)

[Maria Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maria-mitchell/)

> [I had, early in life, a love for staging, but it is fast dying out. Nine hours over a rough road are enough to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maria-mitchell/i-had-early-in-life-a-love-for-staging-but-it-is-fast-dying-out-nine/)

[Maria Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maria-mitchell/)

> [People have to learn sometimes not only how much the heart, but how much the head, can bear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maria-mitchell/people-have-to-learn-sometimes-not-only-how-much-the-heart-but-how/)

[Maria Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maria-mitchell/)

> [“I knew of no sadder picture in the history of science than that of the old man, Galileo, worn by a long life of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maria-mitchell/i-knew-of-no-sadder-picture-in-the-history-of-science-than-that-of/)

[Maria Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maria-mitchell/)

> [Besides learning to see, there is another art to be learned - not to see what is not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maria-mitchell/besides-learning-to-see-there-is-another-art-to-be-learned-not-to-see/)

[Maria Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maria-mitchell/)

> [An English village could never be mistaken for an American one: the outline against the sky differs; a thatched cottage makes a very wavy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maria-mitchell/an-english-village-could-never-be-mistaken-for-an-american-one-the/)

[Maria Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maria-mitchell/)

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