Man cannot remake himself without suffering, for he is both the marble and the sculptor.
—Alexis Carrel
Topics: Self-reliance, Suffering, Difficulties, Self-Discovery, Discovery, Adversity, Confidence
A few observations and much reasoning lead to error; many observations and a little reasoning to truth.
—Alexis Carrel
Topics: Truth
All great men are gifted with intuition. They know without reasoning or analysis, what they need to know.
—Alexis Carrel
Topics: Greatness, Greatness & Great Things
To what extent is any given man morally responsible for any given act? We do not know.
—Alexis Carrel
Topics: Responsibility, Forgiveness
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