I would as soon put a girl alone into a closet to meditate as give her only the society of her needle. – Maria Mitchell
It is sad to see a woman sacrificing the ties of the affections even to do good. – Maria Mitchell

I would as soon put a girl alone into a closet to meditate as give her only the society of her needle. – Maria Mitchell
It is sad to see a woman sacrificing the ties of the affections even to do good. – Maria Mitchell
The world of learning is so broad, and the human soul is so limited in power! – Maria Mitchell
Education is the knowledge of how to use the whole of oneself. Many men use but one or two faculties out of the score with which they are endowed. A man is educated who knows how to make a tool of every faculty–how to open it, how to keep it sharp, and how to apply it to all practical purposes. – Henry Ward Beecher