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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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Man cannot remake himself without suffering, for he is both the marble and the sculptor.
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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.
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Prayer is a force as real as terrestrial gravity. As a physician, I have seen men lifted out of sickness by the power of prayer. It is the only power in the world that overcomes the laws of nature.
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Scientific civilisation has destroyed the soul of the world.
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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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Comforts and syphilis are the greatest enemies of mankind.
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Prayer is the most powerful form of energy one can generate....It supplies us with a flow of sustaining power in our daily lives.
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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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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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The quality of life is more important than life itself.
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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.
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One must train oneself, by small and frequent efforts, to dominate one's feelings.
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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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Those who do not know how to fight worry die young.
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The best way of increasing the [average] intelligence of scientists would be to reduce their number.
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Life leaps like a geyser for those willing to drill through the rock of inertia.
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...the influence of the factory upon the physiological and mental state of the workers has been completely neglected.
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Everyone makes a greater effort to hurt other people than to help himself.
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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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