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Quotes by Jean Rostand

To reflect is to disturb one's thoughts.

Jean Rostand (1894 - 1977)
Source: "Penspes d'un Biologiste," 1939.
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Think? Why think! We have computers to do that for us.

Jean Rostand (1894 - 1977)
 
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I think I am one of those who can manage not to take on a completely different appearance under their own glance.

Jean Rostand (1894 - 1977)
 
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A man is not old as long as he is seeking something.

Jean Rostand (1894 - 1977)
 
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Certain brief sentences are peerless in their ability to give one the feeling that nothing remains to be said.

Jean Rostand (1894 - 1977)
Source: "Carnets d'un Biologiste," in "The Substance of Man," 1962.
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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.

Jean Rostand (1894 - 1977)
Source: "Penspes d'un Biologiste," 1939.
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The obligation to endure gives us the right to know.

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Beauty in art is often nothing but ugliness subdued.

Jean Rostand (1894 - 1977)
 
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Prerequisite for rereadability in books: that they be forgettable.

Jean Rostand (1894 - 1977)
Source: "Carnets d'un Biologiste," in "The Substance of Man," 1962.
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Kill one man and you are a murderer. Kill millions and you are a conqueror. Kill everyone and you are God.

Jean Rostand (1894 - 1977)
 
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