Honoré de Balzac Quote
The glory of a surgeon is like that of an actor: they live only so long as they are alive, and their talent leaves no trace when they are gone. Actors and Surgeons, like great singers too, like the executants who by their performance increase the power of music tenfold, are all the heroes of a moment.
The Works of Honoré de Balzac, The Atheist's Mass (p. 379)
