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Men and women meet now to be idle. Is it extraordinary that they do not know each other, and that, in their mutual ignorance, they form no surer frie… - Florence Nightingale
" "Men and women meet now to be idle. Is it extraordinary that they do not know each other, and that, in their mutual ignorance, they form no surer friendships? Did they meet to do something together, then indeed they might form some real tie. But, as it is, they are not there, it is only a mask which is there — a mouth-piece of ready-made sentences about the "topics of the day"; and then people rail against men for choosing a woman "for her face" — why, what else do they see?
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About Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale (12 May 1820 – 13 August 1910) was a British nurse, a pioneer of modern nursing, and a noted statistician.
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Also Known As
Pen Names:
The Lady with the Lamp
Native Name:
Florence Nightingale Smith
Alternative Names:
Miss Smith
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Nightingale Florence
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Lady with the Lamp
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Angel of Crimea
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