Jean Rostand

Jean Rostand
Jean Rostandwas a French biologist and philosopher...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth30 October 1894
CountryFrance
party order three
In order to remain true to oneself one ought to renounce one's party three times a day.
past men wish
There are certain moments when we might wish the future were built by men of the past.
book writing past
The books one has written in the past have two surprises in store: one couldn't write them again, and wouldn't want to.
should-have use paradise
I should have no use for a paradise in which I should be deprived of the right to prefer hell.
said deserve
There are things that don't deserve to be said briefly.
thinking different appearance
I think I am one of those who can manage not to take on a completely different appearance under their own glance.
men yield understanding
Whether man is disposed to yield to nature or to oppose her, he cannot do without a correct understanding of her language
believe giving long
We give others praise which we ourselves don't believe, as long as they respond with praise we can believe.
atheist men quality
The divine is perhaps that quality in man which permits him to endure the lack of God.
truth scientist premature
Nothing leads the scientist so astray as a premature truth.
frogs theory remains
Theories pass. The frog remains.
funny marriage witty
Never feel remorse for what you have thought about your wife; she has thought much worse things about you.
thinking computer classroom
Think? Why think! We have computers to do that for us.
heart power humanity
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.