Surgeon/history

Famous quotes containing the words surgeon and/or history:

“Will you tell me my fault, frankly as to yourself, for I had rather wince, than die. Men do not call the surgeon to commend the bone, but to set it, Sir.”
—Emily Dickinson (1830–1886)

“The history of every country begins in the heart of a man or a woman.”
—Willa Cather (1876–1947)