A human being does not cease to exist at death. It is change, not dest…

Florence Nightingale
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A human being does not cease to exist at death. It is change, not destruction, which takes place. ✨ Florence Nightingale, Michael D. Calabria, Janet A. Macrae (1994). Suggestions for Thought by Florence Nightingale: Selections and Commentaries, p.148, University of Pennsylvania Press
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A human being does not cease to exist at death. It is change, not destruction, which takes place. ✨ Florence Nightingale, Michael D. Calabria, Janet A. Macrae (1994). Suggestions for Thought by Florence Nightingale: Selections and Commentaries, p.148, University of Pennsylvania Press

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