Famous Quotes | A physician can sometimes parry...

A physician can sometimes parry the scythe of death, but has no power over the sand in the hourglass. - Hester Lynch Piozzi
Attribution: Hester Lynch Piozzi (1741–1821), British writer. Letter, November 12, 1781, to author Fanny Burney. Married name is Hester Lynch Thrale.

Categories: Life And Death, Writer

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