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More Quotes by Florence Nightingale
Remember my name-- you'll be screaming it later.
The world is put back by the death of every one who has to sacrifice the development of his or her peculiar gifts to conventionality.
I am not yet worthy; and I will live to deserve to be called a Trained Nurse.
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.
A human being does not cease to exist at death. It is change, not destruction, which takes place.
Apprehension, uncertainty, waiting, expectation, fear of surprise, do a patient more harm than any exertion.
People say the effect is only on the mind. It is no such thing. The effect is on the body, too. Little as we know about the way in which we are affected by form, by color, and light, we do know this, that they have an actual physical effect. Variety of form and brilliancy of color in the objects presented to patients, are actual means of recovery.
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!
Woman has nothing but her affections,--and this makes her at once more loving and less loved.
Were there none who were discontented with what they have, the world would never reach anything better.
