“The modern city consists of...dark, narrow streets full of gasoline fumes, coal dust, and toxic gasses, torn by the noise.” AgeDarkCitiesStreetsModernMedicalNoiseDustToxicCoalTornDark AgesGasolineNarrow Streets Author:Alexis Carrel
“Enormous amounts of money are spent for publicity. As a result, large quantities of alimentary and pharmaceutical products, at the least useless, and often harmful, have become a necessity for civilized men.” MenAgeDarkResultsProductsAmountMedicalEnormousUselessCivilizedQuantityPublicityDark AgesPharmaceutical Book:Man the Unknown Source: Man the Unknown
“Scientific civilisation has destroyed the soul of the world.” WorldSoulAnimalCrueltyDestroyedCivilisationExperimentationAnimal Cruelty Author:Alexis Carrel
“In joy or sorrow, health or sickness, prosperity or the reverse, the effort must still continue. One must rise after every fall and gradually acquire courage, faith, the will to succeed and the capacity to love.” StillsJoyFallEffortSorrowSucceedCapacityProsperityAcquireSicknessReverseCapacity To LoveWill To Succeed Author:Alexis Carrel
“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.” GivingMindHumansBodySpiritPrayerAchieveAssemblyHarmoniousFrailReedsUnshakable Author:Alexis Carrel
“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.” QualityVirtuePersonalityHabitIncreaseIntensityQuantityQuality Of Life Author:Alexis Carrel
“Prayer, the basic exercise of the spirit, must be actively practiced in our private lives. The neglected soul of the human being must be made strong enough to assert itself once more. For if the power of prayer is again released and used in the lives of common men and women; if the spirit declares its aims clearly and boldly, there is yet hope that our prayers for a better world will be answered.” IfsMenWorldHumansMadeSoulEnoughUsedSpiritStrongPrayerHuman BeingsCommonExerciseMen And WomenAimStrong EnoughPrivate LifeNeglectedOur PrayersCommon ManAnswered Prayers Author:Alexis Carrel
“It seems that the increased number of scientific workers, their being split up into groups whose studies are limited to a small subject, and over-specialization have brought about a shrinking of intelligence. There is no doubt that the quality of any human group decreases when the number of the individuals composing this group increases beyond certain limits... The best way to increase the intelligence of scientists would be to decrease their number.” MenWayHumansSeemsWould BeScienceCertainIndividualNumbersQualityStudyDoubtGroupsSubjectsLimitsScientistIncreaseWorkersBest WayNo DoubtSplitsDecreaseComposingShrinkingSpecialization Book:Man the Unknown Source: Man the Unknown
“The best way of increasing the [average] intelligence of scientists would be to reduce their number.” WayWould BeScienceNumbersTechnologyScientistAverageBest Way Author:Alexis Carrel
