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Us Quotes by Jean Rostand
- Being right is less important to us than the freedom to be wrong.
- We find it easy to believe that praise is sincere: why should anyone lie in telling us the truth?
- 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.
- To be able to observe with a stranger's eye helps one to see with an artist's eye. What alienates us inspires.
- 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…
- Think? Why think! We have computers to do that for us.
- Science has made us gods even before we are worthy of being men.
- It may offend us to hear our own thoughts expressed by others: we are not sure enough of their souls.
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