Quote by William Herschel
"The astronomer learns patience not as a virtue but as a practical necessity imposed by the cosmos."
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."