All of us, at certain moments of our lives, need to take advice and to receive help from other people. -Alexis Carrel Wisdom
Perhaps I will stay in Chicago and operate on human beings instead of on dogs. From a business standpoint, it would be excellent. But, as I hate medical practice, I would like better to make little money in doing scientific work than a great deal in doing surgical operations. -Alexis Carrel Medical
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. -Alexis Carrel Morning
Like hatred, jealousy is forbidden by the laws of life because it is essentially destructive. -Alexis Carrel Jealousy
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 Knowledge
Those who desire to rise as high as our human condition allows, must renounce intellectual pride, the omnipotence of clear thinking, belief in the absolute power of logic. -Alexis Carrel Power
The love of beauty in its multiple forms is the noblest gift of the human cerebrum. -Alexis Carrel Beauty