Jean Rostand quotes

Jean Rostand was a French biologist, philosopher, and writer, noted for his work in genetics and his public advocacy of scientific thought. His research advanced the fields of embryology and the study of heredity. He became known as an influential thinker who combined scientific rigor with humanistic values. Here are 59 of his quotes:

Science has made us gods even before we are worthy of being men. (Jean Rostand)
Kill one man, and you are a murderer. Kill millions of men, and you are a conqueror. Kill them all, and you are a god. View quote
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A married couple are well suited when both partners usually feel the need for a quarrel at the same time. View quote
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We spend our time envying people whom we wouldn't wish to be. View quote
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Marriage simplifies life and complicates the day. View quote
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There are certain moments when we might wish the future were built by men of the past. View quote
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God, that dumping ground of our dreams. View quote
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Science had better not free the minds of men too much, before it has tamed their instincts. View quote
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Greatness, in order to gain recognition, must all too often consent to ape greatness. View quote
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Beauty in art is often nothing but ugliness subdued. View quote
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Truth is always served by great minds, even if they fight it. (Jean Rostand)
Theories pass. The frog remains. View quote
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One must credit an hypothesis with all that has had to be discovered in order to demolish it. View quote
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To be adult is to be alone. View quote
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My pessimism extends to the point of even suspecting the sincerity of other pessimists. View quote
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In order to remain true to oneself one ought to renounce one's party three times a day. View quote
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A man is not old as long as he is seeking something. View quote
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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. View quote
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The nobility of a human being is strictly independent of that of his convictions. View quote
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I should have no use for a paradise in which I should be deprived of the right to prefer hell. View quote
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The ideal, without doubt, varies, but its enemies, alas, are always the same. (Jean Rostand)
There are moments when very little truth would be enough to shape opinion. One might be hated at extremely low cost. View quote
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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 mind. View quote
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Nothing leads the scientist so astray as a premature truth. View quote
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Take heed of critics even when they are not fair; resist them even when they are. View quote
Jean Rostand

Jean Rostand

Occupation: French Scientist
Born: October 30, 1894
Died: September 4, 1977
Quotes count: 59
Wikipedia: Jean Rostand

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