Alexis Carrel Famous Quotes
To what extent is any given man morally responsible for any given act We do not know.
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.
"All of us, at certain moments of our lives, need to take advice and to receive help from other people."
"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."
"In man, the things which are not measurable are more important than those which are measurable."
The love of beauty in its multiple forms is the noblest gift of the human cerebrum.
"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."
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.
Alexis Carrel Quotations
Pascal keeps your hand tied. C gives you enough rope to hang yourself.
Anon
"Life being what it is, one dreams of revenge."
Henri de ToulouseLautrec
The people who think Tiny Tim is strange are the same ones who think it odd that I drive without pants.
Child Age 15
"When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him Whose"
Donald Robert Perry Marquis
"Digressions, objections, delight in mockery, carefree mistrust are signs of health everything unconditional belongs in pathology."
Friedrich Nietzsche
Every animal knows more than you do. Nez Perce
American Indian Proverb
"Most great men and women are not perfectly rounded in their personalities, but are instead people whose one driving enthusiasm is so great it makes their faults seem insignificant."
Charles A Cerami
"Whatever happens it all happens as it should thou wilt find this true, if thou shouldst watch closely."
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
"How anybody dresses is indicative of his self-concept. If students are dirty and ragged, it indicates they are not interested in tidying up their intellects either."
S Hayakawa
"Do not fear death so much, but rather the inadequate life."
Bertolt Brecht