List of Alexis Carrel Quotes

...in Recognition Of His Work On Vascular Suture And The Transplantation Of Blood-vessels And Organs.

...the Influence Of The Factory Upon The Physiological And Mental State Of The Workers Has Been Completely Neglected.

There Are No Watertight Compartments In Our Inmost Nature.

The Modern City Consists Of...dark, Narrow Streets Full Of Gasoline Fumes, Coal Dust, And Toxic Gasses, Torn By The Noise.

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.

Like Hatred, Jealousy Is Forbidden By The Laws Of Life Because It Is Essentially Destructive.

Religion Brings To Man An Inner Strength, Spiritual Light, And Ineffable Peace.

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.

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.

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.

Those Who Do Not Know How To Fight Worry Die Young.

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.