75 Quotes by Alexis Carrel

Intuition comes very close to clairvoyance; it appears to be the extrasensory perception of reality.

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 great men are gifted with intuition. They know without reasoning or analysis, what they need to know.

Comforts and syphilis are the greatest enemies of mankind.

Everyone makes a greater effort to hurt other people than to help himself.

In man, the things which are not measurable are more important than those which are measurable.

To what extent is any given man morally responsible for any given act? We do not know

The atmosphere of libraries, lecture rooms and laboratories is dangerous to those who shut themselves up in them too long. It separates us from reality like a fog.

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.