Jean Rostand Quotes

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Jean Rostand

Profession : Scientist

Birth : October 30, 1894

Already at the origin of the species man was equal to what he was destined to become.

Jean Rostand

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

Certain brief sentences are peerless in their ability to give one the feeling that nothing remains to be said.

Jean Rostand

There are certain moments when we might wish the future were built by men of the past.

Jean Rostand

Somebody told me I should put a pebble in my mouth to cure my stuttering. Well, I tried it, and during a scene I swallowed the pebble. That was the end of that.

Jean Rostand

Nothing leads the scientist so astray as a premature truth.

Jean Rostand

I don't judge a regime by the damning criticism of the opposition, but by the ingenuous praise of the partisan.

Jean Rostand

Greatness, in order to gain recognition, must all too often consent to ape greatness.

Jean Rostand

The books one has written in the past have two surprises in store: one couldn't write them again, and wouldn't want to.

Jean Rostand

There are moments when very little truth would be enough to shape opinion. One might be hated at extremely low cost.

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