The very first requirement in a hospital is that it should do the sick no harm.

Jesus Christ raised women above the condition of mere slaves, mere ministers to the passions of the man, raised them by His sympathy, to be Ministers of God.

Rather, ten times, die in the surf, heralding the way to a new world, than stand idly on the shore.

A human being does not cease to exist at death. It is change, not destruction, which takes place.

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

Our first journey is to find that special place for us.

A woman has nothing but her affections, and this makes her at once more loving and less loved.

Women have no sympathy and my experience of women is almost as large as Europe.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. Aristotle How very little can be done under the spirit of fear.

Starting a job and working hard is how to be successful.

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

Never underestimate the healing effects of beauty.

Nature alone cures. ... what nursing has to do ... is to put the patient in the best condition for nature to act upon him.

The most important practical lesson than can be given to nurses is to teach them what to observe.

Nursing is a progressive art such that to stand still is to go backwards.

Live life when you have it. Life is a splendid gift-there is nothing small about it.

Let us never consider ourselves finished nurses....we must be learning all of our lives.

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

If the director says you can do better, particularly in a love scene, then it is rather embarrassing.