Nothing comes out more clearly in astronomical observations than the immense activity — Maria Mitchell
Besides learning to see, there is another art to be learned – not to see what is not. — Maria Mitchell
We travel to learn; and I have never been in any country where they did not do something better than we do it — Maria Mitchell
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
The southern character is opposed to haste. Safety is of more worth than speed, and there is no hurry. — Maria Mitchell
I have never been in any country where they did not do something better than we do it — Maria Mitchell
I have worn myself thin trying to find out about this comet, and I know very little now in the matter. — Maria Mitchell
I saw, in looking over cooper, elements of a comet of 1825 which resemble what I get out for this — 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
People have to learn sometimes not only how much the heart, but how much the head, can bear. — Maria Mitchell