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 passion for a great adventure. Alexis Carrel More Quotes by Alexis Carrel More Quotes From Alexis Carrel Scientific civilisation has destroyed the soul of the world. Alexis Carrel soul animal world Intelligence is almost useless to the person whose only quality it is. Alexis Carrel quality useless persons The best way of increasing the [average] intelligence of scientists would be to reduce their number. Alexis Carrel technology average science Jesus knows our world. He does not disdain us like the God of Aristotle. We can speak to Him and He answers us. Although He is a person like ourselves, He is God and transcends all things. Alexis Carrel atheism our-world jesus Those who do not know how to fight worry die young. Alexis Carrel fighting young worry 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 have brought about a shrinking of intelligence. There is no doubt that the quality of any human group decreases when the number of the individuals composing this group increases beyond certain limits... The best way to increase the intelligence of scientists would be to decrease their number. Alexis Carrel numbers men science To what extent is any given man morally responsible for any given act? We do not know Alexis Carrel responsible given men Logic never attracts men to the point of carrying them away. Alexis Carrel logic men There are no watertight compartments in our inmost nature. Alexis Carrel nature art Religion brings to man an inner strength, spiritual light, and ineffable peace. Alexis Carrel light spiritual men The modern city consists of...dark, narrow streets full of gasoline fumes, coal dust, and toxic gasses, torn by the noise. Alexis Carrel dust cities dark ...the influence of the factory upon the physiological and mental state of the workers has been completely neglected. Alexis Carrel medical age dark 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, have become a necessity for civilized men. Alexis Carrel age dark men Prayer is a cry of distress, a demand for help, a hymn of love. Alexis Carrel hymns demand prayer Like hatred, jealousy is forbidden by the laws of life because it is essentially destructive. Alexis Carrel jealousy hatred law ...in recognition of his work on vascular suture and the transplantation of blood-vessels and organs. Alexis Carrel age dark blood If you make a habit of sincere prayer, your life will be very noticeably and profoundly altered. Prayer stamps with its indelible mark our actions and demeanor. A tranquility of bearing, a facial and bodily repose, are observed in those whose inner lives are thus enriched. . . . Properly understood, prayer is a mature activity indispensable to the fullest development of personality . . . . Only in prayer do we achieve that complete and harmonious assembly of body, mind and spirit which gives the frail human reed its unshakable strengths. 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 Gigantic sums are now required to maintain prisons and insane asylums and protect the public against gangsters and lunatics. Why do we preserve these useless and harmful beings? The abnormal prevent development of the normal. Alexis Carrel why now useless development Life leaps like a geyser for those who drill through the rock of inertia. Alexis Carrel rock through who like life
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