Little as we know about the way in which we are affected by form, by c…

Florence Nightingale
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Little as we know about the way in which we are affected by form, by color, and light, we do know this, that they have an actual physical effect. ✨ Florence Nightingale (1860). Notes on Nursing: What it Is, and what it is Not, p.84
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Little as we know about the way in which we are affected by form, by color, and light, we do know this, that they have an actual physical effect. ✨ Florence Nightingale (1860). Notes on Nursing: What it Is, and what it is Not, p.84

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