“There are certain moments when we might wish the future were built by men of the past.”
— Jean Rostand
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A few great minds are enough to
“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 using it.”
— Jean Rostand
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Stupidity, outrage, vanity, cruelty, iniquity, bad faith,
“Stupidity, outrage, vanity, cruelty, iniquity, bad faith, falsehood – we fail to see the whole array when it is facing in the same direction as we.”
— Jean Rostand
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Beauty in art is often nothing but
“Beauty in art is often nothing but ugliness subdued.”
— Jean Rostand
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Think? Why think! We have computers to
“Think? Why think! We have computers to do that for us.”
— Jean Rostand
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Truth is always served by great minds,
“Truth is always served by great minds, even if they fight it.”
— Jean Rostand
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Truth is always served by great minds,
“Truth is always served by great minds, even if they fight it.”
— Jean Rostand
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One kills a man, one is an
“One kills a man, one is an assassin; one kills millions, one is a conqueror; one kills everybody, one is a god.”
— Jean Rostand
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It is sometimes important for science to
“It is sometimes important for science to know how to forget the things she is surest of.”
— Jean Rostand
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Science has made us gods even before
“Science has made us gods even before we are worthy of being men.”
— Jean Rostand
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Never feel remorse for what you have
“Never feel remorse for what you have thought about your wife; she has thought much worse things about you.”
— Jean Rostand
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Category: marriage
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