Jean Rostand
France
30 Oct 1894 // 4 Sep 1977
Biologist / Writer
30 Oct 1894 // 4 Sep 1977
Biologist / Writer
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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
In politics, yesterday's lie is attacked only to flatter today's
In order to remain true to oneself one ought to renounce one's party three times a day
I should have no use for a paradise in which I should be deprived of the right to prefer hell
I prefer the honest jargon of reality to the outright lies of books
I don't judge a regime by the damning criticism of the opposition, but by the ingenuous praise of the partisan
Greatness, in order to gain recognition, must all too often consent to ape greatness
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
A man is not old as long as he is seeking something
Whether man is disposed to yield to nature or to oppose her, he cannot do without a correct understanding of her language
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
Essays
Essays
On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
Essays
Essays