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More Quotes by Florence Nightingale
I never lose an opportunity of urging a practical beginning, however small, for it is wonderful how often in such matters the mustard-seed germinates and roots itself.
Statistics is the most important science in the whole world: for upon it depends the practical application of every other science and of every art: the one science essential to all political and social administration, all education, all organization based on experience, for it only gives results of our experience.
Nursing is one of the Fine Arts: I had almost said, the finest of Fine Arts.
People talk about imitating Christ, and imitate Him in the little trifling formal things, such as washing the feet, saying His prayer, and so on; but if anyone attempts the real imitation of Him, there are no bounds to the outcry with which the presumption of that person is condemned.
Live life when you have it. Life is a splendid gift-there is nothing small about it.
For the sick it is important to have the best.
Our first journey is to find that special place for us.
May we hope that, when we are all dead and gone, leaders will arise who have been personally experienced in the hard, practical work, the difficulties, and the joys of organizing nursing reforms, and who will lead far beyond anything we have done!
I think one's feelings waste themselves in words; they ought all to be distilled into actions which bring results.
Unnecessary noise is the most cruel abuse of care which can be inflicted on either the sick or the well.