American - Scientist | August 1, 1818 - June 28, 1889
We especially need imagination in science. It is not all mathematics, nor all logic, but it is somewhat beauty and poetry.
Maria Mitchell
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Do not look at stars as bright spots only. Try to take in the vastness of the universe.
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Every formula which expresses a law of nature is a hymn of praise to God.
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There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.
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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.
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Study as if you were going to live forever; live as if you were going to die tomorrow.
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We especially need imagination in science.
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Small aids to individuals, large aid to masses.
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To read a book, to think it over, and to write out notes is a useful exercise; a book which will not repay some hard thought is not worth publishing.
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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.
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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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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.
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