Florence Nightingale

"Trust in providence, but tie your camel."

"Anxiety is the price we pay for unlived lives."

"Every patient deserves to be seen and heard."

"The business of nursing is to control the environment on behalf of the patient."

"I do not believe that being a woman is a misfortune; it is rather a peculiar opportunity."

"Gratitude is the most fruitful of all human emotions."

"The best use of imagination is in the service of humanity."

"One cannot answer for one's courage when one has never been in danger."

"The very best nurses are those who view their work as a calling."

"Money is like a sixth sense without which you cannot make a complete use of the other five."

"Patience is not passive; it is the persistence of purposeful action."

"The pain of not doing is often greater than the pain of doing."

"Beauty in nature teaches us about the divine order."

"Adventure lies not in distant lands but in the depth of understanding."

"Technology should serve humanity, not replace it."

"To love those we serve makes all the difference in their healing."

"A peaceful mind is a sanctuary of strength."

"The greatest gift is the willingness to be useful."

"Justice without mercy is mere cruelty."

"Philosophy without action is mere dreaming."

"The dream that sustains us is worth any effort."

"Time wasted on unnecessary worry is time stolen from useful work."

"The solitude of the sick requires the presence of the attentive."

"Power without responsibility is tyranny."

"Happiness comes from knowing we have made a difference."

"The family is the first school of virtue."

"Friendship is the marriage of true equals."

"Change begins with a single act of courage."

"Literature teaches us the lessons of the human heart."

"War brings out both the worst and best in humanity."