No woman should say, "I am but a woman!" But a woman! What more c... by Maria Mitchell

No woman should say, "I am but a woman!" But a woman! What more can you ask to be?

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There is something of the same pleasure in noticing the hues of the stars that there is in looking at a flower garden in autumn.

autumn stars flower

People have to learn sometimes not only how much the heart, but h... by Maria Mitchell

People have to learn sometimes not only how much the heart, but how much the head, can bear.

learning heart love

The world of learning is so broad, and the human soul is so limit... by Maria Mitchell

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

broads soul world

I saw, in looking over Cooper, elements of a comet of 1825 which resemble what I get out for this, from my own observations, but I cannot rely upon my own.

rely-upon saws elements

An English village could never be mistaken for an American one: the outline against the sky differs; a thatched cottage makes a very wavy line on the blue above.

cottages sky blue

It is sad to see a woman sacrificing the ties of the affections e... by Maria Mitchell

It is sad to see a woman sacrificing the ties of the affections even to do good.

affection sacrifice ties

Altogether, St. Louis is a growing place, and the West has a larg... by Maria Mitchell

Altogether, St. Louis is a growing place, and the West has a large hand and a strong grasp.

growing strong hands

Study as if you were going to live forever live as if you were go... by Maria Mitchell

Study as if you were going to live forever live as if you were going to die tomorrow.

BesideCother art to be learned -- not to see what is not. by Maria Mitchell

BesideCother art to be learned -- not to see what is not.

Karissa really identifies with Elsa because she knows what it's like to be different from everyone else, she doesn’t want to be seen as different, which has made her extremely determined to do things as well, if not better, than others.

health

We especially need imagination in science. It is not all mathematics, nor all logic, but it is somewhat beauty and poetry.

mathematics poetry beauty science

I am just through with a summer, and a summer is to me always a t... by Maria Mitchell

I am just through with a summer, and a summer is to me always a trying ordeal.

i-am me always trying

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.

road enough love life