17+ Elizabeth Kenny Quotes On Education

Elizabeth Kenny was an Australian nurse who developed a new approach to the treatment of poliomyelitis. She was a controversial figure in the medical community, but her methods of physical therapy, muscle re-education, and the use of splints and braces became widely accepted. She was awarded an MBE in 1941 and was made a Dame of the British Empire in 1949. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Elizabeth Kenny on education, life, love.

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

He who angers you conquers you. — Elizabeth Kenny

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

I was wholly unprepared for the extraordinary attitude of the medical world in its readiness to condemn anything that smacked of reform or that ran contrary to approved methods of practice. — Elizabeth Kenny

It is easier to recount grievances and slights than it is to set down a broad redress of such grievances and slights. The reason is that one fears to be thought of as an arrant braggart. — Elizabeth Kenny

As a girl my temper often got out of bounds. But one day when I became angry at a friend over some trivial matter, my mother said to me, Elizabeth, anyone who angers you conquers you. — Elizabeth Kenny

A measure of victory has been won, and honors have been bestowed in token thereof. But honours fade or are forgotten, and monuments crumble into dust. It is the battle itself that matters - and the battle must go on. — Elizabeth Kenny

The American doctor possesses a combination of conservatism and... an eagerness to know what it is really all about, in order that he may not be the one left behind if there is something to it. — Elizabeth Kenny

I'd like to live every moment of my life, but not a moment after. — Elizabeth Kenny

He looked at the book, took my name, and consulted his records. Then he informed me I had been lost at sea and was dead. Under the circumstances, he could not possibly give me any money... Even the fact that he was dealing with someone who had been dead for several days failed to awaken interest in his official heart. — Elizabeth Kenny

Fortunately, perhaps, I was completely ignorant of the orthodox theory of the disease polio-myelitis. — Elizabeth Kenny

If someone angers you, they control you. — Elizabeth Kenny

Memories do not always behave in an orderly way, but bloom, as it were, erratically. — Elizabeth Kenny

My mother used to say, 'He who angers you, conquers you!' But my mother was a saint. — Elizabeth Kenny

O sleep, O gentle sleep, I thought gratefully, Nature's gentle nurse. — Elizabeth Kenny

His response was remarkable for its irrelevance, if for nothing else. — Elizabeth Kenny

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

Life Lessons by Elizabeth Kenny

1. Elizabeth Kenny's work showed the importance of challenging the status quo and thinking outside the box when it comes to medical treatments.
2. Her pioneering work in the field of physical therapy helped to revolutionize the way medical professionals approach the treatment of polio and other neurological disorders.
3. Her dedication to her work and her willingness to challenge the medical establishment serves as an inspiration to those looking to make a difference in their field.