Every nurse ought to be careful to wash her hands very frequently during the day. If her face, too, so much the better.

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"Everything is sketchy. The world does nothing but sketch."

- Florence Nightingale

Awareness

"No man, not even a doctor, ever gives any other definition of what a nurse should be than this – ‘devoted and obedient.’ This definition would do just as well for a porter. It might even do for a horse. It would not do for a policeman."

- Florence Nightingale

Belief

"I did not think of going to give myself a position, but for the sake of common humanity."

- Florence Nightingale

Compassion

"“Apprehension, uncertainty, waiting, expectation, fear of surprise, do a patient more harm than any exertion.”"

- Florence Nightingale

Compassion

"The world is put back by the death of everyone who has to sacrifice the development of his or her peculiar gifts to conventionality."

- Florence Nightingale

Personal Growth

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"Exercise should be regarded as tribute to the heart."

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"Your health account, your bank account, they’re the same thing. The more you put in, the more you can take out."

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"Exercise is king. Nutrition is queen. Put them together and you’ve got a kingdom."

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"To enjoy the glow of good health, you must exercise."

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