"To understand God's thoughts, we must study statistics, for these are the measure of His purpose."

"The amount of relief and comfort experienced by the sick after the skin has been carefully washed and dried, is one of the commonest observations made at a sick bed."

"The world is not a place to play in, but a place to suffer in."

"The lady with the lamp is a very pretty picture; but I am not a lady with a lamp. I am a ministering angel."

"The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches, but to reveal to him his own."