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The world of learning is so broad, and the human soul is so limited in power! We reach forth and strain every nerve, but we seize only a bit of the curtain that hides the infinite from us.

Source: In Maria Mitchell, Life, Letters, and Journals, 1896.
-- Maria Mitchell, (Aug 1 1818-1889), US astronomer, educator; She was the first professional woman astronomer; discovered a comet in 1847; first woman elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

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