Quotes by Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale

English social reformer, founder of modern nursing and statistician

Lived from: 1820 - 1910

Born: 12 may 1820 Died: 13 august 1910

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  • How very little can be done under the spirit of fear.
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  • I think one's feelings waste themselves in words; they ought all to be distilled into actions which bring results.
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  • Instead of wishing to see more doctors made by women joining what there are, I wish to see as few doctors, either male or female, as possible. For, mark you, the women have made no improvement - they have only tried to be ''men'' and they have only succeeded in being third-rate men.
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  • The martyr sacrifices themselves entirely in vain. Or rather not in vain; for they make the selfish more selfish, the lazy more lazy, the narrow narrower.
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  • The very first requirement in a hospital is that it should do the sick no harm.
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  • Were there none who were discontented with what they have, the world would never reach anything better.
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  • Wise and humane management of the patient is the best safeguard against infection.
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  • Women have no sympathy and my experience of women is almost as large as Europe.
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What are the most famous quotes from Florence Nightingale?

The two most famous quotes from Florence Nightingale are:

  • "How very little can be done under the spirit of fear.
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  • "I think one's feelings waste themselves in words; they ought all to be distilled into actions which bring results."

When did Florence Nightingale live?

Florence Nightingale was born in 1820 and died in the year 1910.