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. — 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
