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The love of one's own sex is precious, for it is neither provoked by vanity nor retained by flattery it is genuine and sincere.
Maria Mitchell
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Maria Mitchell
Age: 70 †
Born: 1818
Born: August 1
Died: 1889
Died: June 28
Astronomer
Librarian
University Teacher
Nantucket Island
La polla
Vanity
Genuine
Neither
Sex
Retained
Love
Provoked
Flattery
Sincere
Precious
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Why can a man not act himself, be himself, and think for himself? It seems to me that naturalness alone is power that a borrowed word is weaker than our own weakness, however small we may be.
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The world of learning is so broad, and the human soul is so limited in power!
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An English village could never be mistaken for an American one: the outline against the sky differs a thatched cottage makes a very wavy line on the blue above.
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We especially need imagination in science. Question everything.
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