Caroline Herschel

It is a great pity that I am not a better cook, for I enjoy good food.

I have no time for foolish arguments, for they lead nowhere.

The universe is full of mysteries, and we are only just beginning to understand them.

I have often thought that if I had been a man, I should have been a very good teacher.

It is a great pity that I am not a better dancer, for I love to move.

I have no patience with those who say that women are not capable of abstract thought.

The nebulae are very beautiful, but they are also very faint.

I have often wished that I had been born a man, that I might have been able to wear a hat without being thought eccentric.

I have made it my business to be a useful member of society.

The more I see of the works of the Creator, the more I am lost in wonder.

My brother has made me what I am. He found me a mere cipher, and taught me to think.

I am nothing, I have nothing, I can do nothing, but I am content.

The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.

I have lived to see the day when women are no longer considered mere ornaments of society.

The pursuit of knowledge is the noblest of all human endeavors.

I have always been more interested in what is true than in what is popular.

The universe is a book written in the language of mathematics.

I have no fear of death, for I know that I shall be reunited with those I love.

The beauty of the heavens is a constant source of inspiration to me.

I have always striven to do my best, no matter how humble the task.