Alexis Carrel quotes
Alexis Carrel was a French surgeon and biologist renowned for his pioneering work in vascular suturing and organ transplantation. His research greatly contributed to advances in modern surgery and tissue preservation. He received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his contributions to medical science. Here are 29 of his quotes:
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.
Alexis Carrel
The existence of finality within the organism is undeniable. Each part seems to know the present and future needs of the whole, and acts accordingly. The significance of time and space is not the same for our tissues as for our mind. The body perceives the remote as well as the near, the future as well as the present.
Alexis Carrel
The conditioning of petty criminals with the whip, or some more scientific procedure, followed by a short stay in hospital, would probably suffice to insure order. Those who have murdered, robbed while armed with automatic pistol or machine gun, kidnapped children, despoiled the poor of their savings, misled the public in important matters, should be humanely and economically disposed of in small euthanasic institutions supplied with proper gasses. A similar treatment could be advantageously applied to the insane, guilty of criminal acts.
Alexis Carrel
Alexis Carrel
Occupation: French Surgeon
Born: June 28, 1873
Died: November 5, 1944
Quotes count: 29
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