"Law is no explanation of anything; law is……" — Florence Nightingale
"Law is no explanation of anything; law is simply a generalization, a category of facts. Law is neither a cause, nor a reason, nor a power, nor a coercive force. It is nothing but a general formula, a statistical table."
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85 Quotes by Florence Nightingale
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To understand God's thoughts, one must study statistics, for these are the measure of His purpose.
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Variety of form and brilliancy of color in the object presented to patients are an actual means of recovery.
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A human being does not cease to exist at death. It is change, not destruction, which takes place.
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