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Jean Rostand Quotes

There are things that don’t deserve to be said briefly Picture Quote #1

To hate fatigues Picture Quote #1

Science has made us gods even before we are worthy of being men Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

We give others praise which we ourselves don’t believe, as long as they respond with praise we can believe Picture Quote #1

If a given scientist had not made a given discovery, someone else would have done so a little later. Johann Mendel dies unknown after having discovered the laws of heredity: thirty-five years later, three men rediscover them. But the book that is not written will never be written. The premature death of a great scientist delays humanity; that of a great writer deprives it Picture Quote #1

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The divine is perhaps that quality in man which permits him to endure the lack of God Picture Quote #1

Stupidity, outrage, vanity, cruelty, iniquity, bad faith, falsehood - we fail to see the whole array when it is facing in the same direction as we Picture Quote #1

The biologist passes. The frog stays the same Picture Quote #1

Truth is always served by great minds, even if they fight it Picture Quote #1

My pessimism extends to the point of even suspecting the sincerity of other pessimists Picture Quote #1

To reflect is to disturb one’s thoughts Picture Quote #1

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To love an idea is to love it a little more than one should Picture Quote #1

Theories pass. The frog remains Picture Quote #1

The nobility of a human being is strictly independent of that of his convictions Picture Quote #1

The ideal, without doubt, varies, but its enemies, alas, are always the same Picture Quote #1

Nothing leads the scientist so astray as a premature truth Picture Quote #1

To be adult is to be alone Picture Quote #1

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We spend our time envying people whom we wouldn’t wish to be Picture Quote #1

Prerequisite for rereadability in books: that they be forgettable Picture Quote #1

God, that checkroom of our dreams Picture Quote #1

There are big and little truths, but all belong to the same race Picture Quote #1

Being right is less important to us than the freedom to be wrong Picture Quote #1

Kill one man, and you are murderer Picture Quote #1

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Marriage simplifies life and complicates the day Picture Quote #1

In our ideals we unwittingly reveal our vices Picture Quote #1

To live is often to struggle toward goals one has no desire to reach Picture Quote #1

In art as in life the valid sacrifices are those that bring no income Picture Quote #1

It is sometimes well for a blatant error to draw attention to overmodest truths Picture Quote #1

A man is not old as long as he is seeking something Picture Quote #1

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There are things that don’t deserve to be said briefly (Jean Rostand Quotes) To hate fatigues (Jean Rostand Quotes) Science has made us gods even before we are worthy of being men (Jean Rostand Quotes) 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. (Jean Rostand Quotes) We give others praise which we ourselves don’t believe, as long as they respond with praise we can believe. (Jean Rostand Quotes) If a given scientist had not made a given discovery, someone else would have done so a little later. Johann Mendel dies unknown after having discovered the laws of heredity: thirty-five years later, three men rediscover them. But the book that is not written will never be written. The premature death of a great scientist delays humanity; that of a great writer deprives it (Jean Rostand Quotes) The divine is perhaps that quality in man which permits him to endure the lack of God (Jean Rostand Quotes) Stupidity, outrage, vanity, cruelty, iniquity, bad faith, falsehood - we fail to see the whole array when it is facing in the same direction as we (Jean Rostand Quotes) The biologist passes. The frog stays the same (Jean Rostand Quotes) Truth is always served by great minds, even if they fight it (Jean Rostand Quotes) My pessimism extends to the point of even suspecting the sincerity of other pessimists (Jean Rostand Quotes) To reflect is to disturb one’s thoughts (Jean Rostand Quotes) To love an idea is to love it a little more than one should (Jean Rostand Quotes) Theories pass. The frog remains (Jean Rostand Quotes) The nobility of a human being is strictly independent of that of his convictions (Jean Rostand Quotes) The ideal, without doubt, varies, but its enemies, alas, are always the same (Jean Rostand Quotes) Nothing leads the scientist so astray as a premature truth (Jean Rostand Quotes) To be adult is to be alone (Jean Rostand Quotes) We spend our time envying people whom we wouldn’t wish to be (Jean Rostand Quotes) Prerequisite for rereadability in books: that they be forgettable (Jean Rostand Quotes) God, that checkroom of our dreams (Jean Rostand Quotes) There are big and little truths, but all belong to the same race (Jean Rostand Quotes) Being right is less important to us than the freedom to be wrong (Jean Rostand Quotes) Kill one man, and you are murderer (Jean Rostand Quotes) Marriage simplifies life and complicates the day (Jean Rostand Quotes) In our ideals we unwittingly reveal our vices (Jean Rostand Quotes) To live is often to struggle toward goals one has no desire to reach (Jean Rostand Quotes) In art as in life the valid sacrifices are those that bring no income (Jean Rostand Quotes) It is sometimes well for a blatant error to draw attention to overmodest truths (Jean Rostand Quotes) A man is not old as long as he is seeking something (Jean Rostand Quotes)

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