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.
In plain words
Learning is like being hungry. The more you feed your mind, the more it wants to know.
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Maria Mitchell: Life, Letters, and Journals (comp. Phebe Mitchell Kendall, 1896) — Project Gutenberg #10202, from her Vassar lecture notes, c. 1865-1885.
- Maria Mitchell: Life, Letters, and Journals (comp. Phebe Mitchell Kendall, 1896) — Project Gutenberg #10202
- circa 1865-1885 · Vassar College · from her astronomy lecture notes as Vassar's first observatory director
More from Maria Mitchell
See allBesides learning to see, there is another art to be learned,—not to see what is not.
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Maria MitchellEvery formula which expresses a law of nature is a hymn of praise to God.Maria MitchellAside from the study of astronomy, there is the same enjoyment in a night upon the housetop, with the stars, as in the midst of other grand scenery; there is the same subdued quiet and grateful seriousness; a calm to the troubled spirit, and a hope to the desponding.Maria MitchellI wonder that I have so long been insensible to this charm in the skies, the tints of the different stars are so delicate in their variety.Maria MitchellNothing comes out more clearly in astronomical observations than the immense activity of the universe.Maria MitchellThe Aurora Borealis is always a pleasant companion; a meteor seems to come like a messenger from departed spirits; and the blossoming of trees in the moonlight becomes a sight looked for with pleasure.Maria MitchellMore on curiosity
I don't study to know more, but to ignore less.
Sor Juana Inés de la CruzWe live in a beautiful and wonderful world, and the more you know about it the wiser and the better you will be.
Louisa May AlcottNothing can be more improving to a young naturalist, than a journey in distant countries.
Charles DarwinWonder is the feeling of a philosopher, and philosophy begins in wonder.
PlatoA single conversation with a wise man is worth a month's study of books.Chinese proverbThe roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.
Aristotle
Sor Juana Inés de la CruzWe live in a beautiful and wonderful world, and the more you know about it the wiser and the better you will be.Louisa May AlcottNothing can be more improving to a young naturalist, than a journey in distant countries.Charles DarwinWonder is the feeling of a philosopher, and philosophy begins in wonder.PlatoA single conversation with a wise man is worth a month's study of books.Chinese proverbThe roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.Aristotle