More Quotes by Florence Nightingale
To understand God's thoughts, one must study statistics, for these are the measure of His purpose.
The true foundation of theology is to ascertain the character of God. It is by the aid of Statistics that law in the social sphere can be ascertained and codified, and certain aspects of the character of God thereby revealed. The study of statistics is thus a religious service.
Rather, ten times, die in the surf, heralding the way to a new world, than stand idly on the shore.
Never underestimate the healing effects of beauty.
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.
Apprehension, uncertainty, waiting, expectation, fear of surprise, do a patient more harm than any exertion.
I attribute my success to this - I never gave or took any excuse.
For the sick it is important to have the best.
How very little can be done under the spirit of fear.
Let us never consider ourselves finished nurses....we must be learning all of our lives.
