Florence Nightingale

"I recognise no deserving and no undeserving poor."

"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all."

"Cleanliness is next to godliness; it is also next to godfulness."

"The true foundation of a sound mind is the knowledge of self."

"It is hard to find a truly independent woman."

"To be anxious is good, to be frightened is bad."

"The sick expect to be left in peace and solitude; they expect not to be visited."

"One cannot fight against an evil that one will not recognize."

"Nursing is not a trade to be learned, but a profession to be developed."

"The very first requirement is that the nurse should be a woman of thought."

"To find God's character, one must study the nature of things."

"A man and woman in love will do almost anything to be united."

"If a woman is destined to be educated, it is for society and for the world."

"It is not love which should be the goal, but the work which love makes possible."

"The true foundation of reform is individual character."

"One cannot be said to live unless one is useful."

"The very act of giving is in itself an education."

"To nurse the sick is a profession which requires both strength and gentleness."

"I pay the highest compliments to any system of education which makes the student reflect."

"History is the record of the failures of men and women who thought they knew better than God."

"The true path to happiness is through knowledge and reflection."

"One's responsibility begins in infancy and ends only in death."

"To make oneself truly useful is the only way to be truly valued."

"The sick should never be left to be dependent upon a nurse's memory."

"To be truly independent is to be truly at peace."

"A woman's life must be to think for herself, to act for herself."

"The very first requirement of the nursing profession is a clear head."

"One should not give up one's true calling for any reason."

"The foundation of good health is cleanliness in all things."

"To be educated is to be free from servitude."