Society triumphs over many. They wish to regenerate the world with their institutions, with their moral philosophy, with their love. Then they sink t… - Florence Nightingale

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It may seem a strange principle to enunciate as the very first requirement in a hospital that it should do the sick no harm.

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Were there none who were discontented with what they have, the world would never reach anything better.

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

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Women have no sympathy and my experience of women is almost as large as Europe.

What is Mysticism? Is it not the attempt to draw near to God, not by rites or ceremonies, but by inward disposition? Is it not merely a hard word for " The Kingdom of Heaven is within"? Heaven is neither a place nor a time. There might be a Heaven not only here but now. It is true that sometimes we must sacrifice not only health of body, but health of mind (or, peace) in the interest of God; that is, we must sacrifice Heaven. But "thou shalt be like God for thou shalt see Him as He is": this may be here and now, as well as there and then. And it may be for a time — then lost — then recovered — both here and there, both now and then.

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