Apprehension, uncertainty, waiting, expectation, fear of surprise, do a patient more harm than any exertion

How very little can be done under the spirit of fear

How very little can be done under the spirit of fear.

There is a great deal of fear and uncertainty out there. On the one hand it's sad to see peoples' lives disrupted and destroyed. On the other hand, people are worrying about how they are going to pay their gasoline bills and their home heating bills this winter. It makes for a pretty bleak view of the future.

I think one's feelings waste themselves in words; they ought all to be distilled into actions which bring results.

Never speak to an invalid from behind, nor from the door, nor from any distance from him, nor when he is doing anything. The official politeness of servants in these things is so grateful to invalids, that many prefer, without knowing why, having none but servants about them.