Florence Nightingale

"I have seen among the poor of London courage which is not surpassed by anything in all the records of history."

"To excel in any profession, one must work with all one's heart and soul."

"Nursing is a calling, not a profession."

"To God I owe everything I have."

"The very first requirement is to love your work."

"To be a nurse, one must have faith, hope, and charity."

"Never lose an opportunity to urge a practical beginning, however small."

"I do not believe we can settle how much we ought to give to the poor so as to save ourselves at all."

"The very highest compliment a superior officer can pay to a nurse is to say she has moral character."

"To be a nurse one must be willing to sacrifice."

"God gave me a mind, and I must use it."

"The very foundation of justice is good faith."

"I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse—in any circumstance."

"We are here not to please ourselves, but to serve God."

"The very first requirement for a nurse is to be honest."

"One cannot have spiritual peace and devotion to duty unless the results of one's work are visible."

"To be a nurse one needs to have a clear conscience."

"Time is the coin of your life. Spend it wisely."

"I have always preferred difficulty and danger to ease and safety."

"The very foundation of devotion is truth."

"To every patient a nurse should be as kind as a mother."

"I am rooted and grounded in the knowledge of God."

"The true nurse is devoted to her patients above all else."

"To be a nurse is to partake in the care of the human soul."

"God is my refuge and my strength."

"The very heart of nursing is compassion."

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world."

"To understand God's thoughts, study statistics."

"The true victory is one won in the human heart."

"I have seen suffering that could have been prevented."