“It is not certain that the standardized habits of modern life lead to the optimum development of human beings. The present ways of living have been adopted because they are easy and pleasant. Indeed, they differ profoundly from those of… — Alexis Carrel Copy Share Image
One must train oneself, by small and frequent efforts, to dominate one's feelings. — Alexis Carrel Copy Share
Science has to be understood in its broadest sense, as a method for apprehending all observable reality, and not merely as an instrument for… — Alexis Carrel Copy Share
As to virtue . . . it is an act of the will, a habit which increases the quantity, intensity and quality of life.… — Alexis Carrel Copy Share
Man offers himself to God. He stands before Him like the canvas before the painter or the marble before the sculptor. At the same… — Alexis Carrel Copy Share
All of us, at certain moments of our lives, need to take advice and to receive help from other people. — Alexis Carrel Copy Share
“Happiness depends on one being exactly fitted to the nature of one's work.” — Alexis Carrel Copy Share
The Asiatics and the Africans, such as the Russians, the Arabs, the Hindus, are increasing with marked rapidity. Never have the European races been… — Alexis Carrel Copy Share
Religion brings to man an inner strength, spiritual light, and ineffable peace. — Alexis Carrel Copy Share
The difficulty of finding organs suitable for transplantation on man must be met. — Alexis Carrel Copy Share
...in recognition of his work on vascular suture and the transplantation of blood-vessels and organs. — Alexis Carrel Copy Share
To what extent is any given man morally responsible for any given act? We do not know — Alexis Carrel Copy Share
The best way of increasing the [average] intelligence of scientists would be to reduce their number. — Alexis Carrel Copy Share
Intuition comes very close to clairvoyance; it appears to be the extrasensory perception of reality. — Alexis Carrel Copy Share
