Jesus Christ raised women above the condition of mere slaves, mere ministers to the passions of the man, raised them by His sympathy, to be Ministers of God.

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I think one's feelings waste themselves in words; they ought all to be distilled into actions which bring results.

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Were there none who were discontented with what they have, the world would never reach anything better.

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Nursing is an art: and if it is to be made an art, it requires an exclusive devotion as hard a preparation as any painter's or sculptor's work.

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I use the word nursing for want of a better.

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It is the unqualified result of all my experience with the sick that, second only to their need of fresh air, is their need of light; that, after a close room, what hurts them most is a dark room and that it is not only light but direct sunlight they want.

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Hospitals are only an intermediate stage of civilization, never intended ... to take in the whole sick population. May we hope that the day will come ... when every poor sick person will have the opportunity of a share in a district sick-nurse at home.

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Apprehension, uncertainty, waiting, expectation, fear of surprise, do a patient more harm than any exertion.

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Live life when you have it. Life is a splendid gift-there is nothing small about it.

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Nursing is one of the Fine Arts: I had almost said, the finest of Fine Arts.

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