The world of learning is so broad, and the human soul is so limited in power! We reach forth and strain every nerve, but we seize only a bit of the curtain that hides the infinite from us. -Maria Mitchell

 

The world of learning is so broad, and the human soul is so limited in power! We reach forth and strain every nerve, but we seize only a bit of the curtain that hides the infinite from us.


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This quote is just one of 8 total Maria Mitchell quotes in our collection. Maria Mitchell is known for saying 'The world of learning is so broad, and the human soul is so limited in power! We reach forth and strain every nerve, but we seize only a bit of the curtain that hides the infinite from us.' as well as some of the following quotes.

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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People have to learn sometimes not only how much the heart, but how much the head, can bear.

Maria Mitchell
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Besides learning to see, there is another art to be learned - not to see what is not. -Maria Mitchell
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Study as if you were going to live forever; live as if you were going to die tomorrow.

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

Maria Mitchell
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When that door closed and the County Commission door opened, Don encouraged me to take the position. -Maria Mitchell
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But I do mind quitting.

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