LIFE OF ELIE METCHNIKOFF 283 



towards Truth and sustained by enthusiasm and 

 faith in the power of Science. 



The beauty of a work of art consists in the harmony 

 and unity of a realised conception. 



Thus a Gothic cathedral, by its graceful and har- 

 monious lines, expresses an impulse towards higher 

 spheres; it leans solidly on the earth only in order 

 to soar better towards the heavens. 



Such is also the character of Elie Metchnikofi's life- 

 work. 



