"Unnecessary noise is the cruelest absence of care that can be inflicted on the sick or well."

"May we never want for courage to follow the road we have chosen."

"I have no time for friends. I have too much work to do."

"The very first requirement in a hospital is that it should do the sick no harm."

"Nature alone cures. What nursing has to do is to put the patient in the best condition for nature to act upon him."