Top 8 Quotes & Sayings by Edith Cavell

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a British public servant Edith Cavell.

Last updated on October 8, 2024.

Edith Louisa Cavell was a British nurse. She is celebrated for saving the lives of soldiers from both sides without discrimination and for helping some 200 Allied soldiers escape from German-occupied Belgium during the First World War, for which she was arrested under martial law. She was accused of treason, found guilty by a court-martial and sentenced to death. Despite international pressure for mercy, she was shot by a German firing squad. Her execution received worldwide condemnation and extensive press coverage.

British - Public Servant | December 4, 1865 - October 12, 1915

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I realize that patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness towards anyone.

Edith Cavell

I have no fear nor shrinking; I have seen death so often that it is not strange or fearful to me.

Edith Cavell

Standing, as I do, in view of God and eternity, I realise that patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness towards anyone (On the eve of her execution)

Edith Cavell