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Florence Nightingale
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Were there none who were discontented with what they have, the world would never reach anything better. ✨ Florence Nightingale, Ramona Salotti (2003). Notes on Nursing: What It Is, and What It Is Not, p.13, Barnes & Noble Publishing
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Were there none who were discontented with what they have, the world would never reach anything better. ✨ Florence Nightingale, Ramona Salotti (2003). Notes on Nursing: What It Is, and What It Is Not, p.13, Barnes & Noble Publishing

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