Famous quotes containing the words negation and/or definition:
“We make a mistake forsaking England and moving out into the periphery of life. After all, Taormina, Ceylon, Africa, Americaas far as we go, they are only the negation of what we ourselves stand for and are: and were rather like Jonahs running away from the place we belong.”
—D.H. (David Herbert)
“No man, not even a doctor, ever gives any other definition of what a nurse should be than thisdevoted and obedient. This definition would do just as well for a porter. It might even do for a horse. It would not do for a policeman.”
—Florence Nightingale (18201910)
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