A sphere is made up of not one, but an infinite number of circles; women have diverse gifts, and to say that women's sphere is the family circle is a mathematical absurdity. Maria Mitchell More Quotes by Maria Mitchell More Quotes From Maria Mitchell I would as soon put a girl alone into a closet to meditate as give her only the society of her needle. Maria Mitchell closetsgirlgiving Women, more than men, are bound by tradition and authority. What the father, the brother, the doctor, and the minister have said has been received undoubtingly. Until women throw off this reverence for authority they will not develop. Maria Mitchell brothermenfather 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 mentwotravel 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 hard-worknightmean I am just learning to notice the different colors of the stars, and already begin to have a new enjoyment. Maria Mitchell colorspacestars A young sailor boy came to see me to-day. It pleases me to have these lads seek me on their return from their first voyage, and tell me how much they have learned about navigation. Maria Mitchell please-mejourneyboys I have worn myself thin trying to find out about this comet, and I know very little now in the matter. Maria Mitchell matterlittlestrying The phrase ‘popular science’ has in itself a touch of absurdity. That knowledge which is popular is not scientific. Maria Mitchell absurdityphrasesscience For women there are, undoubtedly, great difficulties in the path, but so much the more to overcome. First, no woman should say, "I am but a woman!" But a woman! What more can you ask to be? Maria Mitchell womenpathovercoming The best that can be said of my life so far is that it has been industrious and the best that can be said of me is that I have not pretended to what I was not. Maria Mitchell industrioushas-beenssaid 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 flatteryvanitysex Let us secure not such books as people want, but books just above their wants, and they will reach up to take what is put out for them. Maria Mitchell wantbookpeople I was born, for instance, incapable of appreciating music. Maria Mitchell instancebornappreciate The Southern character is opposed to haste. Safety is of more worth than speed, and there is no hurry. Maria Mitchell safetysoutherncharacter Small aids to individuals, large aid to masses. Maria Mitchell aids-dayhivindividual A traveller, lost on a desert plain, feels that the recognition of one star, the Pole star, is of itself a great acquisition. Maria Mitchell acquisitionstarstravel How strange that some people cannot believe in both the Book of Nature and the Book of God. Maria Mitchell believebookpeople I am always the better for open-air breathing, and was certainly meant for the wandering life of the Indian. Maria Mitchell wanderbreathingair That knowledge which is popular is not scientific. Maria Mitchell halloween Nothing comes out more clearly in astronomical observations than the immense activity of the universe. Maria Mitchell observationactivityimmense
