We especially need imagination in science. It is not all mathematics, nor all logic, but it is somewhat beauty and poetry.
From Maria Mitchell
There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.
A young sailor boy came to see me today. 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.
The Southern character is opposed to haste. Safety is of more worth than speed, and there is no hurry.
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.
Do not look at stars as bright spots only. Try to take in the vastness of the universe.
Study as if you were going to live forever; live as if you were going to die tomorrow.
The greatest object in educating is to give a right habit of study.
As a general rule, people disappoint you as you know them.
I am always the better for open-air breathing, and was certainly meant for the wandering life of the Indian.
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