John B. Hamilton (1 December 1847 – 24 December 1898) was an American physician and soldier. He was appointed the second Surgeon General of the United States from 1879 to 1891.
Famous quotes containing the words john b and/or hamilton:
““You gave me the key of your heart, my love;
Then why did you make me knock?”
Oh that was yesterday, saints above!
And last night—I changed the lock!”
—John Boyle O’Reilly (1844–1890)
“There are few efforts more conducive to humility than that of the translator trying to communicate an incommunicable beauty. Yet, unless we do try, something unique and never surpassed will cease to exist except in the libraries of a few inquisitive book lovers.”
—Edith Hamilton (1867–1963)