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Maria Mitchell: People have to...

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People have to learn sometimes not only how much the heart, but how much the head, can bear.

Source: Maria Mitchell, Life, Letters & 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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