Best Alexis Carrel Quotes
- To what extent is any given man morally responsible for any given act? We do not know Act
- The cell is immortal. It is merely the fluid in which it floats that degenerates. Renew this fluid at regular intervals, give the cells what… Cell
- Man offers himself to God. He stands before Him like the canvas before the painter or the marble before the sculptor. At the same time… Asks
- To accomplish our destiny it is not enough to merely guard prudently against road accidents. We must also cover before nightfall the distance assigned to… Accidents
- Men grow when inspired by a high purpose, when contemplating vast horizons. The sacrifice of oneself is not very difficult for one burning with the… Adventure
- There are no watertight compartments in our inmost nature. Art
- Prayer is the most powerful form of energy one can generate....It supplies us with a flow of sustaining power in our daily lives. Daily
- The influence of prayer on the human mind and body is as demonstrable as that of secreting glands. Its results can be measured in terms… Body
- The search for God is indeed, an entirely personal undertaking.... the most audacious adventure that one can dare. Adventure
- More than half of all great remedies known to medical history have come from empiricists...'irregulars'...of no or little scientific training. There is no reason to… Age
- ...in recognition of his work on vascular suture and the transplantation of blood-vessels and organs. Age
- Patients have been cured almost instantaneously of...lupus...,cancer ...,ulcers..., tuberculosis ...In a few seconds, at most a few hours, the symptoms disappear and the anatomic lesions… Acceleration
- ...the influence of the factory upon the physiological and mental state of the workers has been completely neglected. Age
- The modern city consists of...dark, narrow streets full of gasoline fumes, coal dust, and toxic gasses, torn by the noise... Age
- Enormous amounts of money are spent for publicity. As a result, large quantities of alimentary and pharmaceutical products, at the least useless, and often harmful,… Age
- Scientific civilisation has destroyed the soul of the world. Animal
- In joy or sorrow, health or sickness, prosperity or the reverse, the effort must still continue. One must rise after every fall and gradually acquire… Acquire
- Only in prayer do we achieve that complete and harmonious assembly of body, mind, and spirit which gives the frail human reed its unshakable strength. Achieve
- As to virtue . . . it is an act of the will, a habit which increases the quantity, intensity and quality of life. It… Act
- Prayer, the basic exercise of the spirit, must be actively practiced in our private lives. The neglected soul of the human being must be made… Actively
- It seems that the increased number of scientific workers, their being split up into groups whose studies are limited to a small subject, and over-specialization… Any
- The best way of increasing the [average] intelligence of scientists would be to reduce their number. Average
- It is faith, and not reason, which impels men to action... Intelligence is content to point out the road, but never drives us along it. Action
- Life leaps like a geyser for those willing to drill through the rock of inertia. Drill
- Life leaps like a geyser for those who drill through the rock of inertia. Drill