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.

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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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How very little can be done under the spirit of fear.

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Our first journey is to find that special place for us.

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Unnecessary noise is the most cruel abuse of care which can be inflicted on either the sick or the well.

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I use the word nursing for want of a better.

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I am of certain convinced that the greatest heroes are those who do their duty in the daily grind of domestic affairs whilst the world whirls as a maddening dreidel.

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We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. Aristotle How very little can be done under the spirit of fear.

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Rather, ten times, die in the surf, heralding the way to a new world, than stand idly on the shore.

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Never give nor take an excuse.

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