Hi drbeth-ga:
I believe the quote you are looking for is:
"Every surgeon carries about him a little cemetery, in which from time
to time he goes to pray, a cemetery of bitterness and regret, of which
he seeks the reason for certain of his failures."
This is a quote by René Leriche (1879 - 1955), a French surgeon. He
wrote this in "La philosophie de la Chirurgie." Pt. II, chapter I. The
above translation is by Roberta Hurwitz.
I was unable to find the French version of this quote online, but I
can continue looking if you wish.
An excellent overview of Dr. Leriche's career can be found at:
whonamedit.com:
http://www.whonamedit.com/doctor.cfm/2368.html
Another interesting tidbit is that the Rene Leriche Prize, the highest
honor of the International Surgical Society, is named after him.
International Society of Surgeons:
http://www.iss-sic.ch/rlprize.htm
Search Strategy on Google:
"every surgeon" cemetery
://www.google.com/search?q=%22every+surgeon%22+cemetery&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&sa=n&oq=%22every+surgeon%22+cemetray
"rene leriche prize"
://www.google.com/search?q=%22rene+leriche+prize%22&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&sa=n&oq=%22rene+leriche+prize%22
If I can clarify anything further for you, please let me know before
you rate this answer.
Thanks.
websearcher-ga |
