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.
"Maria Mitchell" was an American astronomer who, in 1847, by using a telescope, discovered a comet which as a result became known as "C/1847 T1/Miss Mitchell's Comet". She won a gold medal prize for her discovery which was presented to her by King Frederick VI of Denmark - this was remarkable for a woman. On the medal was inscribed "Non Frustra Signorum Obitus Speculamur et Ortus" in Latin (taken from Georgics by Virgil (Book I, line 257) (English: “Not in vain do we watch the setting and rising of the stars”). Mitchell was the first American woman to work as a professional astronomer.
One of ten children, she was raised in the Quaker religion but later adopted Christian Unitarianism.
If you enjoy these quotes, be sure to check out other famous scientists! More Maria Mitchell on Wikipedia.People have to learn sometimes not only how much the heart, but how much the head, can bear.
Besides learning to see, there is another art to be learned - not to see what is not.
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.
When that door closed and the County Commission door opened, Don encouraged me to take the position.
But I do mind quitting.
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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