“When we are chafed and fretted by small cares, a look at the stars will show us…”

When we are chafed and fretted by small cares, a look at the stars will show us the littleness of our own interests.

Maria Mitchell Maria Mitchell: Life, Letters, and Journals, 1896

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Maria Mitchell 1818–1889 · American astronomer who discovered a comet in 1847; first professor of astronomy at Vassar College. Wikipedia