I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse.
Florence Nightingale Quotes
So never lose an opportunity of urging a practical beginning, however small, for it is wonderful how often in such matters the mustard-seed germinates and roots itself.
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| Birth: | 12th May, 1820 |
| Death: | 13th August, 1910 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Nurse, Statistician |
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Florence Nightingale was a celebrated English social reformer and statistician, and the founder of modern nursing. She came to prominence while serving as a nurse during the Crimean War, where she tended to wounded soldiers. She was known as "The Lady with the Lamp" after her habit of making rounds at night.
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