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Florence Nightingale Quotes. For what is Mysticism? Is it not the attempt to draw near to God, not by rites or ceremonies, but by inward disposition? Is it not merely a hard word for 'The Kingdom of Heaven is within'? Heaven is neither a place nor a time. Florence Nightingale You ask me why I do not write something...I think one's feelings waste themselves in words, they ought all to be distilled into actions and into actions which bring results. Florence Nightingale I use the word nursing for want of a better. It has been limited to signify little more than the administration of medicines and the application of poultices. It ought to signify the proper use of fresh air, light, warmth, cleanliness, quiet, and the proper selection and administration of diet - all at the least expense of vital power to the patient. Florence Nightingale The only English patients I have ever known refuse tea, have been typhus cases; and the first sign of their getting better was their craving again for tea. Florence Nightingale Hospitals are only an intermediate stage of civilization. Florence Nightingale It may seem a strange principle to enunciate as the very first requirement in a Hospital that it should do the sick no harm. Florence Nightingale No man, not even a doctor, ever gives any other definition of what a nurse should be than this - 'devoted and obedient.' This definition would do just as well for a porter. It might even do for a horse. Florence Nightingale How very little can be done under the spirit of fear. Florence Nightingale Live your life while you have it. Life is a splendid gift. There is nothing small about it. Florence Nightingale So 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. Florence Nightingale I attribute my success to this - I never gave or took any excuse. Florence Nightingale To understand God's thoughts we must study statistics, for these are the measure of His purpose. Florence Nightingale Were there none who were discontented with what they have, the world would never reach anything better. Florence Nightingale I think one's feelings waste themselves in words; they ought all to be distilled into actions which bring results. Florence Nightingale 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; for what is the having to do with dead canvas or dead marble, compared with having to do with the living body, the temple of God's spirit? It is one of the Fine Arts: I had almost said, the finest of Fine Arts. Florence Nightingale The most important practical lesson than can be given to nurses is to teach them what to observe. Florence Nightingale |