Quote by William Herschel
"Patience is the virtue of astronomers; we wait for celestial events that may not occur in our lifetime."
More from William Herschel
"The sciences have been greatly benefited by practical mechanics, and this without doubt the case will ever remain."
"Astronomy is not less important for the knowledge of the world than geography."
"We observe a star, and from the light that reaches us we must infer all its properties."
"The great object of my life has been to observe as many celestial phenomena as possible."