Eli Metchnikoff (quoted text)

This instinct must be accompanied by marvelous sensations, better than any other we are capable of experiencing.

This instinct must be accompanied by marvelous sensations, better than any other we are capable of experiencing.

This instinct must be accompanied by marvelous sensations, better than any other we are capable of experiencing.

Perhaps the anxious search for the purpose of human life is nothing but a vague yearning for this anticipation of natural death.

Perhaps the anxious search for the purpose of human life is nothing but a vague yearning for this anticipation of natural death.

Perhaps the anxious search for the purpose of human life is nothing but a vague yearning for this anticipation of natural death.

I discovered that one and all felt as if they were continually being threatened by death, as if they were convicts awaiting the day of execution. At the Salpêtrière, the great ambition of women of 80 is to live to 100, and the desire to live is almost universal.

I discovered that one and all felt as if they were continually being threatened by death, as if they were convicts awaiting the day of execution. At the Salpêtrière, the great ambition of women of 80 is to live to 100, and the desire to live is almost universal.

I discovered that one and all felt as if they were continually being threatened by death, as if they were convicts awaiting the day of execution. At the Salpêtrière, the great ambition of women of 80 is to live to 100, and the desire to live is almost universal.

What is this love of life that makes death so terrible?

What is this love of life that makes death so terrible?

What is this love of life that makes death so terrible?

The purpose of human existence lies in going through a normal cycle of life, leading to a loss of the life instinct and a painless old age, bringing about a reconciliation with death.

The purpose of human existence lies in going through a normal cycle of life, leading to a loss of the life instinct and a painless old age, bringing about a reconciliation with death.

The purpose of human existence lies in going through a normal cycle of life, leading to a loss of the life instinct and a painless old age, bringing about a reconciliation with death.

The large intestine must be regarded as one of the organs possessed by man and yet harmful to his health and his life. The presence of large intestine in the human body is the cause of a series of misfortunes.

The large intestine must be regarded as one of the organs possessed by man and yet harmful to his health and his life. The presence of large intestine in the human body is the cause of a series of misfortunes.

The large intestine must be regarded as one of the organs possessed by man and yet harmful to his health and his life. The presence of large intestine in the human body is the cause of a series of misfortunes.

Their lives often become very difficult, unable to fulfill any useful role in the family or in the community. Old people are considered a very heavy burden.

Their lives often become very difficult, unable to fulfill any useful role in the family or in the community. Old people are considered a very heavy burden.

Their lives often become very difficult, unable to fulfill any useful role in the family or in the community. Old people are considered a very heavy burden.

One is shocked by the quantity of murders committed against the elderly, notably against elderly women.

One is shocked by the quantity of murders committed against the elderly, notably against elderly women.

One is shocked by the quantity of murders committed against the elderly, notably against elderly women.

It is interesting to point out that this microbe is found in sour milk consumed in large quantities by Bulgarians in a region renowned for the longevity of its inhabitants.

It is interesting to point out that this microbe is found in sour milk consumed in large quantities by Bulgarians in a region renowned for the longevity of its inhabitants.

It is interesting to point out that this microbe is found in sour milk consumed in large quantities by Bulgarians in a region renowned for the longevity of its inhabitants.

I had long wanted to get to know Tolstoy closer, learning in person what he really thought about universal issues that had fascinated me since my youth, especially the basis of morality, the meaning of life, and the inevitability of its end.

I had long wanted to get to know Tolstoy closer, learning in person what he really thought about universal issues that had fascinated me since my youth, especially the basis of morality, the meaning of life, and the inevitability of its end.

I had long wanted to get to know Tolstoy closer, learning in person what he really thought about universal issues that had fascinated me since my youth, especially the basis of morality, the meaning of life, and the inevitability of its end.

In certain cases, his teaching had caused young researchers to drop science, burn their dissertations, and join communes to start a new life.

In certain cases, his teaching had caused young researchers to drop science, burn their dissertations, and join communes to start a new life.

In certain cases, his teaching had caused young researchers to drop science, burn their dissertations, and join communes to start a new life.

Any ideal that may be capable of uniting mankind in some religion of the future must be based on scientific principles.

Any ideal that may be capable of uniting mankind in some religion of the future must be based on scientific principles.

Any ideal that may be capable of uniting mankind in some religion of the future must be based on scientific principles.

Aging is a disease that should be treated like any other.

Aging is a disease that should be treated like any other.

Aging is a disease that should be treated like any other.

Progress doesn't necessarily have to be based on people's love for one another.

Progress doesn't necessarily have to be based on people's love for one another.

Progress doesn't necessarily have to be based on people's love for one another.

Tolstoy noted that at the end of the day, our worldviews coincide, but with this difference. He takes a spiritual perspective and I take a material one.

Tolstoy noted that at the end of the day, our worldviews coincide, but with this difference. He takes a spiritual perspective and I take a material one.

Tolstoy noted that at the end of the day, our worldviews coincide, but with this difference. He takes a spiritual perspective and I take a material one.

Science alone can lead suffering humanity into the right path.

Science alone can lead suffering humanity into the right path.

Science alone can lead suffering humanity into the right path.

Let all those who expected me to live 100 years or longer forgive me my premature death.

Let all those who expected me to live 100 years or longer forgive me my premature death.

Let all those who expected me to live 100 years or longer forgive me my premature death.

Sensing that my hunch concealed something particularly interesting, I became so excited that I began striding up and down the room.

Sensing that my hunch concealed something particularly interesting, I became so excited that I began striding up and down the room.

Sensing that my hunch concealed something particularly interesting, I became so excited that I began striding up and down the room.

Our strong will to live runs counter to the infirmities of old age and the shortness of life. That's greatest disharmony of human nature.

Our strong will to live runs counter to the infirmities of old age and the shortness of life. That's greatest disharmony of human nature.

Our strong will to live runs counter to the infirmities of old age and the shortness of life. That's greatest disharmony of human nature.