Quotes by

Alexis Carrel

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

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

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

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. – Alexis Carrel

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

The most efficient way to live reasonably is every morning to make a plan of ones day and every night to examine the results obtained. – Alexis Carrel

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. – Alexis Carrel

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. – Alexis Carrel

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

The quality of life is more important than life itself. – Alexis Carrel

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. – Alexis Carrel

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

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