Alexis Carrel Quotes

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

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

The quality of life is more important than life itself.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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 each of us.