Never give nor take an excuse.

Never to allow a patient to be waked, intentionally or accidentally, is a sine qua non of all good nursing.

How very little can be done under the spirit of fear.

The true foundation of theology is to ascertain the character of God. It is by the aid of Statistics that law in the social sphere can be ascertained and codified, and certain aspects of the character of God thereby revealed. The study of statistics is thus a religious service.

In a sick-room or a bed-room there should never be shutters shut.

A nurse is to maintain the air within the room as fresh as the air without, without lowering the temperature.

I can stand out the war with any man.