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Florence Nightingale

Let whoever is in charge keep this simple question in her head (not, how can I always do this right thing myself, but) how can I provide for this right thing to be always done?
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Charge Head Myself Question Right Simplicity
Do not engage in any paper wars. You will convince nobody and arrive at no satisfaction yourself.
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Convince Paper Satisfaction War Yourself
There is no part of my life, upon which I can look back without pain.
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Life Myself Pain
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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Excellence Fear Repeat Spirit
For the sick it is important to have the best.
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Best Care Important Sick
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.
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Beginning Lose Opportunity Practice Root Small
Volumes are now written and spoken upon the effect of the mind upon the body. Much of it is true. But I wish a little more was thought of the effect of the body on the mind.
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Body Effect Mindset Volume Writing
I am not yet worthy; and I will live to deserve to be called a Trained Nurse.
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Deserve Live Nurse Training Worth
Mysticism: to dwell on the unseen, to withdraw ourselves from the things of sense into communion with God – to endeavour to partake of the Divine nature; that is, of Holiness.
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Communion Divine God Holy Mystic Nature
The night is given to us to take breath, to pray, to drink deep at the fountain of power.
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Breathe Drink Power Prayer
Women have no sympathy and my experience of women is almost as large as Europe.
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Europe Experience Sympathy Woman
Remember my name– you’ll be screaming it later.
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Remember Scream Yourself
The most important practical lesson than can be given to nurses is to teach them what to observe.
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Important Lesson Observation Practice
Never to allow a patient to be waked, intentionally or accidentally, is a sine qua non of all good nursing.
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Goodness Nurse Patient Wake
When shall we see a life full of steady enthusiasm, walking straight to its aim, flying home, as that bird is now, against the wind – with the calmness and the confidence of one who knows the laws of God and can apply them?
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Enthusiasm God Home Law Life Oneself Wind
Moral activity? There is scarcely such a thing possible! Everything is sketchy. The world does nothing but sketch.
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Activity Moral Possible Sketch World

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