Macaulay somewhere says, that it is extraordinary that, whereas the laws of the motions of the heavenly bodies, far removed as they are from us, are perfectly well understood, the laws of the human mind, which are under our observation all day and every day, are no better understood than they were two thousand years ago.
Florence NightingaleIt may seem a strange principle to enunciate as the very first requirement in a Hospital that it should do the sick no harm. It is quite necessary nevertheless to lay down such a principle.
Florence NightingaleWere there none who were discontented with what they have, the world would never reach anything better.
Florence NightingaleApprehension, uncertainty, waiting, expectation, fear of surprise, do a patient more harm than any exertion.
Florence Nightingale