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Category: Maria Mitchell

That knowledge which is popular is not scientific.

Scientific, Popular, Which

We have a hunger of the mind which asks for knowledge of all around us, and the more we gain, the more is our desire; the more we see, the more we are capable of seeing.

Mind, Desire, See

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

Power, Soul, World

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

Beauty, Mathematics

For women there are undoubtedly great difficulties in the path but so much the more to overcome. First no woman would say “I am but a woman!” But a woman! What more can you ask to be?

self, knowledge

Why can a man not act himself be himself and think for himself? It seems to me that naturalness alone is power that a borrowed word is weaker than our own weakness however small we may be.

self, acceptance

We travel to learn and I have never been in any country where they did not do something better than we do it think some thoughts better than we think catch some inspiration from heights above our own.

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

Every formula which expresses a law of nature is a hymn of praise to God.

mathematics, theology

The phrase ‘popular science’ has in itself a touch of absurdity. That knowledge which is popular is not scientific.

absurd, knowledge, science

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

beauty, happiness, women-s-inspirational

The phrase ‘popular science’ has in itself a touch of absurdity. That knowledge which is popular is not scientific.

absurd, knowledge, science