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We have a hunger of the mind which asks for knowledge of all aroun

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

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I would as soon put a girl alone into a closet to meditate as give her only the society of her needle. – Maria Mitchell

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