My pessimism extends to the point of even suspecting the sincerity of other pessimists. — Jean Rostand Pessimism Copy Share Image
The nobility of a human being is strictly independent of that of his convictions. — Jean Rostand Faith Copy Share Image
Stupidity, outrage, vanity, cruelty, iniquity, bad faith, falsehood - we fail to see the whole array when it is facing in the… — Jean Rostand Cruelty Copy Share Image
We give others praise which we ourselves don't believe, as long as they respond with praise we can believe. — Jean Rostand Believe Copy Share Image
Hatred, for the man who is not engaged in it, is a little like the odor of garlic for one who hasn't… — Jean Rostand Engaged Copy Share Image
Science had better not free the minds of men too much, before it has tamed their instincts. — Jean Rostand Accounts Copy Share Image
To say of men that they are bad is to say they are worse than we think we are, or worse than… — Jean Rostand Built Copy Share Image
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 Able Copy Share Image
Nothing leads the scientist so astray as a premature truth. — Jean Rostand Premature Copy Share Image
Literature: proclaiming in front of everyone what one is careful to conceal from one's immediate circle — Jean Rostand Books Copy Share Image
