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 CarrelHard conditions of life are indispensable to bringing out the best in human personality.
Alexis CarrelJesus knows our world. He does not disdain us like the God of Aristotle. We can speak to Him and He answers us. Although He is a person like ourselves, He is God and transcends all things.
Alexis CarrelThe best way of increasing the [average] intelligence of scientists would be to reduce their number.
Alexis Carrel