Elizabeth Kenny Quotes

Elizabeth Kenny Quote: Panic plays no part in the training of a nurse.

Panic plays no part in the training of a nurse.

Elizabeth Kenny (And They Shall Walk, 1944)

He who angers you conquers you.

Elizabeth Kenny (Quoting her mother)

It's better to be a lion for a day than a sheep all your life. 

Elizabeth Kenny (Quoted in Night Light, 1986)

It is easier to recount grievances and slights than it is to set down a broad redress of such grievances and slights.

Elizabeth Kenny (And They Shall Walk, 1944)

The record of one's life must needs prove more interesting to him who writes it than to him who reads what has been written.

Elizabeth Kenny (And They Shall Walk, 1944)

Some minds remain open long enough for the truth not only to enter but to pass on through by way of a ready exit without pausing anywhere along the route.

Elizabeth Kenny (And They Shall Walk, 1944)

Elizabeth Kenny Quote: I felt a strangely peaceful happiness on that homecoming from abroad. I was much stronger than when I left...

I felt a strangely peaceful happiness on that homecoming from abroad. I was much stronger than when I left. The season had been bountiful. The air was heavy with the scent of flowers. The hillsides were golden with wattles. The earth was glad and the people were glad. How pleasant this all was.

Elizabeth Kenny (And They Shall Walk, 1944)

Elizabeth Kenny Biography

Born: September 20, 1880
Died: November 30, 1952

Elizabeth Kenny was an Australian nurse. She is commonly known today as a pioneer in physical therapy.