True success lies not in recognition, but in the knowledge t... - Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin

This quote is attributed to Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin.

"True success lies not in recognition, but in the knowledge that one has contributed something real."

Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin Happiness

Astronomer and Astrophysicist English-American 1900–1979

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