All Jean Rostand Quotes
- 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
- Think? Why think! We have computers to do that for us. Classroom
- Never feel remorse for what you have thought about your wife; she has thought much worse things about you. Feel
- One kills a man, one is an assassin; one kills millions, one is a conqueror; one kills everybody, one is a god. Assassin
- Truth is always served by great minds, even if they fight it. Always Served
- A married couple are well suited when both partners usually feel the need for a quarrel at the same time. Anniversary
- Science has made us gods even before we are worthy of being men. Education
- Far too often the choices reality proposes are such as to take away one's taste for choosing. Choices
- Theories pass. The frog remains. Frog
- Beauty in art is often nothing but ugliness subdued. Architecture
- We must watch over our modesty in the presence of those who cannot understand its grounds. Cannot Understand