Quotes by Maria Mitchell

Maria Mitchell

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.

Circles

Numbers

Spheres

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.

Boys

Journey

Please Me

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

Growing

Hands

Strong

But why look back at all? Why turn your eyes to your shadow, when, by looking upward, you see your rainbow in the same direction?

Eye

Rainbow

Shadow

Do not look at stars as bright spots only. Try to take in the vastness of the universe.

Space

Stars

Trying

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?

Overcoming

Path

Women

How strange that some people cannot believe in both the Book of Nature and the Book of God.

Believe

Book

People

I am always the better for open-air breathing, and was certainly meant for the wandering life of the Indian.

Air

Breathing

Wander

I had only ordinary capacity but extraordinary persistency.

Capacity

Ordinary

Perseverance

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.

Men

Travel

Two

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Appreciate

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Autumn

Beauty

Believe

Book

Born

Boys

Breathing

Brother

Capacity

Change

Character

Circles

Closets

Country

Educational

Eye

Father

Flower

Girl

Giving

Growing

Habit

Hands

Happiness

Happy

Has Beens

Heart

Industrious

Inspiration

Inspirational

Instance

Journey

Learning

Love

Men

Numbers

Ordinary

Overcoming

Path

People

Perseverance

Please Me

Rainbow

Sacrifice

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Quotes by Maria Mitchell

Maria Mitchell

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.

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.

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

But why look back at all? Why turn your eyes to your shadow, when, by looking upward, you see your rainbow in the same direction?

Do not look at stars as bright spots only. Try to take in the vastness of the universe.

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?

How strange that some people cannot believe in both the Book of Nature and the Book of God.

I am always the better for open-air breathing, and was certainly meant for the wandering life of the Indian.

I had only ordinary capacity but extraordinary persistency.

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.

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