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

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Alexis Carrel
Age: 71 †
Born: 1873
Born: June 28
Died: 1944
Died: August 21
Biologist
Physiologist
Sociologist
Surgeon
Mont-Chalier
Measurable
Wisdom
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Prayer is a cry of distress, a demand for help, a hymn of love.
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Religion brings to man an inner strength, spiritual light, and ineffable peace.
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The quality of life is more important than life itself.
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Scientific civilisation has destroyed the soul of the world.
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The secret of life is to be found in life itself, in the full organic, intellectual and spiritual activities of our body.
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Prayer is the force as real as terrestrial gravity. As a physician, I have seen men, after all other therapy had failed, lifted out of disease and melancholy by the serene effort of prayer. Only in prayer do we achieve that complete and harmonious assembly of body, mind and spirit which gives the frail human reed its unshakable strength.
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Logic never attracts men to the point of carrying them away.
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The influence of prayer on the human mind and body is as demonstrable as that of secreting glands. Its results can be measured in terms of increased physical buoyancy, greater intellectual vigor, moral stamina, and a deeper understanding of the realities underlying human relationship.
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To what extent is any given man morally responsible for any given act? We do not know
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The best way of increasing the [average] intelligence of scientists would be to reduce their number.
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The search for God is indeed, an entirely personal undertaking.... the most audacious adventure that one can dare.
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The cell is immortal. It is merely the fluid in which it floats that degenerates. Renew this fluid at regular intervals, give the cells what they require for nutrition, and as far as we know, the pulsation of life can go on forever.
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When we pray we link ourselves with an inexhaustible motive power.
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There are no watertight compartments in our inmost nature.
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Comforts and syphilis are the greatest enemies of mankind.
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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.
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Jesus knows our world. He does not disdain us like the God of Aristotle. We can speak to Him and He answers us. Although He is a person like ourselves, He is God and transcends all things.
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