Jean Rostand, 1894 - 1977
Born: 30 October 1894, Paris, France
Died: 4 September 1977, Ville-d'Avray, France
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- A body of work such as Pasteur's is inconceivable in our time: no man would be given a chance to create a whole science. Nowadays a path is scarcely opened up when the crowd begins to pour in. permalink
Jean Rostand - A few great minds are enough to endow humanity with monstrous power, but a few great hearts are not enough to make us worthy of using it. permalink
Jean Rostand - A man is not old as long as he is seeking something. permalink
Jean Rostand - A married couple are well suited when both partners usually feel the need for a quarrel at the same time. permalink
Jean Rostand - Already at the origin of the species man was equal to what he was destined to become. permalink
Jean Rostand - As well as thoughts which are unworthy of us, we have thoughts of which we are unworthy. permalink
Jean Rostand - Beauty in art is often nothing but ugliness subdued. permalink
Jean Rostand - Certain brief sentences are peerless in their ability to give one the feeling that nothing remains to be said. permalink
Jean Rostand - Falsity cannot keep an idea from being beautiful; there are certain errors of such ingenuity that one could regret their not ranking among the achievements of the human mind. permalink
Jean Rostand - Far too often the choices reality proposes are such as to take away one's taste for choosing. permalink
Jean Rostand - God, that dumping ground of our dreams. permalink
Jean Rostand - Greatness, in order to gain recognition, must all too often consent to ape greatness. permalink
Jean Rostand - Hatred, for the man who is not engaged in it, is a little like the odor of garlic for one who hasn't eaten any. permalink
Jean Rostand - I don't judge a regime by the damning criticism of the opposition, but by the ingenuous praise of the partisan. permalink
Jean Rostand - I prefer the honest jargon of reality to the outright lies of books. permalink
Jean Rostand
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