Aphorisms and Quotations for the Surgeon

by Moshe Schein (Editor)

This book brings together a medley of over 1500 aphorisms, quotations, and rules - by surgeons and non-surgeons - about surgery, surgeons and anything which may be relevant to the practice of surgery. It should gratify all potential tastes as the book includes ancient as well as contemporary entries, formal and colloquial, pronounced by surgical giants or anonymous - only guided by the prerequisite that the entry appeals to the surgical soul. Readers will probably use this book to decorate their lectures or manuscripts with relevant smart or entertaining entries. Most of all this book will simply be read or browsed for the reader will enjoy many of the entries, and will discover that surgical truth is old, that what is thought a novel idea has been said before; that what is seen was seen many years ago.

276 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2002

Reviews

[Mark · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have long enjoyed these, and this is a very nice collection. Problems include the font choice, the misspelling of some Spanish aphorisms, and that some of these are well-known in a more euphonious version. A few seem likely to have been stated long before the attribution listed. I especially like quotations from famous physicians decrying something new that now makes them look foolish.
Example:
Samuel Gross (1805 - 1884, whom we know, at least, from the Eakins painting now in the Philadelphia Museum of Art): Little if any face (sic) is placed by any enlightened or experienced surgeon on this side of the Atlantic in the so-called carbolic acid treatment of Professor Lister.

[Lenny Husen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bought this in med school for myself and absolutely love it.

[Chapter · Rating 3 out of 5]

Best quote..."a rich man's faults are covered with money a surgeon's faults are covered with earth"