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Famous Quotes Home >> Authors Starting with A >> Quotes By Alexis Carrel |
| Quote #1: | "To what extent is any given man morally responsible for any given act We do not know." |
| Quote #2: | "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." |
| Quote #3: | "All of us, at certain moments of our lives, need to take advice and to receive help from other people." |
| Quote #4: | "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." |
| Quote #5: | "In man, the things which are not measurable are more important than those which are measurable." |
| Quote #6: | "The love of beauty in its multiple forms is the noblest gift of the human cerebrum." |
| Quote #7: | "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." |
| Quote #8: | "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." |
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