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Jean Rostand Quotes

God, that dumping ground of our dreams Picture Quote #1

Beauty in art is often nothing but ugliness subdued Picture Quote #1

In politics, yesterday’s lie is attacked only to flatter today’s Picture Quote #1

The least one can say of power is that a vocation for it is suspicious Picture Quote #1

Think? Why think! We have computers to do that for us Picture Quote #1

Greatness, in order to gain recognition, must all too often consent to ape greatness Picture Quote #1

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I prefer the honest jargon of reality to the outright lies of books Picture Quote #1

It is not easy to imagine how little interested a scientist usually is in the work of any other, with the possible exception of the teacher who backs him or the student who honors him Picture Quote #1

When I was young I pitied the old. Now old, it is the young I pity Picture Quote #1

Kill one man and you’re a murderer, kill a million and you’re a conqueror Picture Quote #1

It is horrible to see everything that one detested in the past coming back wearing the colors of the future Picture Quote #1

Renown? I’ve already got more of it than those I respect, and will never have as much as those for whom I feel contempt Picture Quote #1

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One kills a man, one is an assassin; one kills millions, one is a conqueror; one kills everybody, one is a God Picture Quote #1

We bestow on others praise in which we do not believe, on condition that in return they bestow upon us praise in which we do Picture Quote #1

Never feel remorse for what you have thought about your wife; she has thought much worse things about you Picture Quote #1

To be able to observe with a stranger’s eye helps one to see with an artist’s eye. What alienates us inspires Picture Quote #1

It is sometimes important for science to know how to forget the things she is surest of Picture Quote #1

There are some persons we could not cut down to size without diminishing ourselves as well Picture Quote #1

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What makes our opponents useful is that they allow us to believe that without them we would be able to realize our goals Picture Quote #1

We find it easy to believe that praise is sincere: why should anyone lie in telling us the truth? 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 are not naive enough to ask for pure men; we ask merely for men whose impurity does not conflict with the obligations of their job Picture Quote #1

Kill a man, and you are a murderer. Kill millions of men, and you are a conqueror. Kill everyone, and you are a God Picture Quote #1

One must either take an interest in the human situation or else parade before the void Picture Quote #1

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One must credit an hypothesis with all that has had to be discovered in order to demolish it Picture Quote #1

A married couple are well suited when both partners usually feel the need for a quarrel at the same time Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

In order to remain true to oneself one ought to renounce one’s party three times a day Picture Quote #1

When a scientist is ahead of his times, it is often through misunderstanding of current, rather than intuition of future truth. In science there is never any error so gross that it won't one day, from some perspective, appear prophetic Picture Quote #1

It may offend us to hear our own thoughts expressed by others: we are not sure enough of their souls Picture Quote #1

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God, that dumping ground of our dreams (Jean Rostand Quotes) Beauty in art is often nothing but ugliness subdued (Jean Rostand Quotes) In politics, yesterday’s lie is attacked only to flatter today’s (Jean Rostand Quotes) The least one can say of power is that a vocation for it is suspicious (Jean Rostand Quotes) Think? Why think! We have computers to do that for us (Jean Rostand Quotes) Greatness, in order to gain recognition, must all too often consent to ape greatness (Jean Rostand Quotes) I prefer the honest jargon of reality to the outright lies of books (Jean Rostand Quotes) It is not easy to imagine how little interested a scientist usually is in the work of any other, with the possible exception of the teacher who backs him or the student who honors him (Jean Rostand Quotes) When I was young I pitied the old. Now old, it is the young I pity (Jean Rostand Quotes) Kill one man and you’re a murderer, kill a million and you’re a conqueror (Jean Rostand Quotes) It is horrible to see everything that one detested in the past coming back wearing the colors of the future (Jean Rostand Quotes) Renown? I’ve already got more of it than those I respect, and will never have as much as those for whom I feel contempt (Jean Rostand Quotes) One kills a man, one is an assassin; one kills millions, one is a conqueror; one kills everybody, one is a God (Jean Rostand Quotes) We bestow on others praise in which we do not believe, on condition that in return they bestow upon us praise in which we do (Jean Rostand Quotes) Never feel remorse for what you have thought about your wife; she has thought much worse things about you (Jean Rostand Quotes) To be able to observe with a stranger’s eye helps one to see with an artist’s eye. What alienates us inspires (Jean Rostand Quotes) It is sometimes important for science to know how to forget the things she is surest of (Jean Rostand Quotes) There are some persons we could not cut down to size without diminishing ourselves as well (Jean Rostand Quotes) What makes our opponents useful is that they allow us to believe that without them we would be able to realize our goals (Jean Rostand Quotes) We find it easy to believe that praise is sincere: why should anyone lie in telling us the truth? (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 are not naive enough to ask for pure men; we ask merely for men whose impurity does not conflict with the obligations of their job (Jean Rostand Quotes) Kill a man, and you are a murderer. Kill millions of men, and you are a conqueror. Kill everyone, and you are a God (Jean Rostand Quotes) One must either take an interest in the human situation or else parade before the void (Jean Rostand Quotes) One must credit an hypothesis with all that has had to be discovered in order to demolish it (Jean Rostand Quotes) A married couple are well suited when both partners usually feel the need for a quarrel at the same time (Jean Rostand Quotes) 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 (Jean Rostand Quotes) In order to remain true to oneself one ought to renounce one’s party three times a day (Jean Rostand Quotes) When a scientist is ahead of his times, it is often through misunderstanding of current, rather than intuition of future truth. In science there is never any error so gross that it won't one day, from some perspective, appear prophetic (Jean Rostand Quotes) It may offend us to hear our own thoughts expressed by others: we are not sure enough of their souls (Jean Rostand Quotes)

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