Alexis Carrel Quotes (24 Quotes)


    In man, the things which are not measurable are more important than those which are measurable.

    Prayer is a force as real as terrestrial gravity It is not only worship it is also an invisible emanation of man's worshipping spirit - the most powerful form of energy that one can generate.

    Man cannot remake himself without suffering, for he is both the marble and the sculptor.

    Intuition comes very close to clairvoyance; it appears to be the extrasensory perception of reality.

    The first duty of society is to give each of its members the possibility of fulfilling his destiny. When it becomes incapable of performing this duty it must be transformed.


    Comforts and syphilis are the greatest enemies of mankind.

    Life leaps like a geyser for those who drill through the rock of inertia.

    All of us, at certain moments of our lives, need to take advice and to receive help from other people.

    The quality of life is more important than life itself.

    The atmosphere of libraries, lecture rooms and laboratories is dangerous to those who shut themselves up in them too long. It separates us from reality like a fog.

    The mug is a tool. My ace in the hole. To have looks is the bonus on top of what motivates me to be an actor. Not to realize they're an asset would be counterproductive to the cause they serve the common good.

    Like hatred, jealousy is forbidden by the laws of life because it is essentially destructive.

    As to virtue . . . it is an act of the will, a habit which increases the quantity, intensity and quality of life. It builds up, strengthens and vivifies personality.

    Religion brings to man an inner strength, spiritual light, and ineffable peace.

    Hard conditions of life are indispensable to bringing out the best in human personality.

    Those who desire to rise as high as our human condition allows, must renounce intellectual pride, the omnipotence of clear thinking, belief in the absolute power of logic.

    The love of beauty in its multiple forms is the noblest gift of the human cerebrum.

    To what extent is any given man morally responsible for any given act? We do not know.

    Science has to be understood in its broadest sense, as a method for comprehending all observable reality, and not merely as an instrument for acquiring specialized knowledge.

    Logic never attracts men to the point of carrying them away.

    The most efficient way to live reasonably is every morning to make a plan of one's day and every night to examine the results obtained.

    All great men are gifted with intuition. They know without reasoning or analysis, what they need to know.

    Everyone makes a greater effort to hurt other people than to help himself.

    A few observation and much reasoning lead to error; many observations and a little reasoning to truth.


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