I am always the better for open-air breathing, and was certainly meant for the wandering life of the Indian.
Maria MitchellBut why look back at all? Why turn your eyes to your shadow, when, by looking upward, you see your rainbow in the same direction?
Maria MitchellI am just learning to notice the different colors of the stars, and already begin to have a new enjoyment.
Maria MitchellWomen, more than men, are bound by tradition and authority. What the father, the brother, the doctor, and the minister have said has been received undoubtingly. Until women throw off this reverence for authority they will not develop.
Maria Mitchell