Although its growth may seem to have been slow, it is to be remembered that it is not a shrub, or plant, to shoot up in the summerand wither in the frosts. The Red Cross is a part of us--it has come to stay--and like the sturdy oak, its spreading branches shall yet encompass and shelter the relief of the nation.
Clara BartonYou must never so much think as whether you like it or not, whether it is bearable or not; you must never think of anything except the need, and how to meet it.
Clara Barton