Quotes by Jean Rostand

To reflect is to disturb one's thoughts.

Think? Why think! We have computers to do that for us.

I think I am one of those who can manage not to take on a completely different appearance under their own glance.

A man is not old as long as he is seeking something.

Certain brief sentences are peerless in their ability to give one the feeling that nothing remains to be said.

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.

The obligation to endure gives us the right to know.

Beauty in art is often nothing but ugliness subdued.

Prerequisite for rereadability in books: that they be forgettable.

Kill one man and you are a murderer. Kill millions and you are a conqueror. Kill everyone and you are God.