All Jean Rostand Quotes
- The books one has written in the past have two surprises in store: one couldn't write them again, and wouldn't want to. Book
- We give others praise which we ourselves don't believe, as long as they respond with praise we can believe. Believe
- I should have no use for a paradise in which I should be deprived of the right to prefer hell. Deprived
- I think I am one of those who can manage not to take on a completely different appearance under their own glance. Appearance
- Kill one man, and you are murderer Inspirational
- Certain brief sentences are peerless in their ability to give one the feeling that nothing remains to be said. Ability
- Whether man is disposed to yield to nature or to oppose her, he cannot do without a correct understanding of her language Correct
- Literature: proclaiming in front of everyone what one is careful to conceal from one's immediate circle Careful
- We find it easy to believe that praise is sincere: why should anyone lie in telling us the truth? Anyone
- Prerequisite for rereadability in books: that they be forgettable. Book
- When I was young I pitied the old. Now old, it is the young I pity. Inspirational
- Kill one man and you're a murderer, kill a million and you're a conqueror. Conqueror
- It is horrible to see everything that one detested in the past coming back wearing the colors of the future. Back Wearing
- Marriage simplifies life and complicates the day. Complicates
- In our ideals we unwittingly reveal our vices. Funny
- 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. Believe
- To live is often to struggle toward goals one has no desire to reach. Desire
- To be able to observe with a stranger's eye helps one to see with an artist's eye. What alienates us inspires. Able
- In art as in life the valid sacrifices are those that bring no income. Art
- 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… Endow