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It is faith, and not reason, which impels men to action... Intelligence is content to point out the road, but never drives us along it.

Alexis Carrel

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Alexis Carrel
Age: 71 †
Born: 1873
Born: June 28
Died: 1944
Died: August 21
Biologist
Physiologist
Sociologist
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In man, the things which are not measurable are more important than those which are measurable.
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Scientific civilisation has destroyed the soul of the world.
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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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Intuition comes very close to clairvoyance it appears to be the extrasensory perception of reality.
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