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The world of learning is so broad, and the human soul is so limite

The world of learning is so broad, and the human soul is so limited in power! – Maria Mitchell

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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. – Maria Mitchell

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I am just learning to notice the different colors of the stars, and already begin to have a new enjoyment. – 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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Perhaps I am doomed to retrace my steps under the illusion that I am exploring, doomed to try and learn what I should simply recognize, learning a mere fraction of what I have forgotten. – Andre Breton

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A man of great memory without learning hath a rock and a spindle and no staff to spin. – George Herbert

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Coming to understand a painting or a symphony in an unfamiliar style, to recognize the work of an artist or school, to see or hear in new ways, is as cognitive an achievement as learning to read or write or add. – Nelson Goodman

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A little learning is a dangerous thing, but we must take that risk because a little is as much as our biggest heads can hold. – George Bernard Shaw

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The higher the building the lower the morals. – Noel Coward

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