I think one's feelings waste themselves in words; they ought all to be distilled into actions which bring results.

For the sick it is important to have the best.

Were there none who were discontented with what they have, the world would never reach anything better.

I attribute my success to this - I never gave or took any excuse.

The first possibility of rural cleanliness lies in water supply.

I stand at the altar of murdered men, and, while I live, I fight their cause.

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.