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.

Man cannot remake himself without suffering. For he is both the marble and the sculptor.

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

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.

The love of beauty in its multiple forms is the noblest gift of the human cerebrum.