The nobility of a human being is strictly independent of that of his convictions. Jean Rostand More Quotes by Jean Rostand More Quotes From Jean Rostand We spend our time envying people whom we wouldn't wish to be. Jean Rostand gossip envy people 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. Jean Rostand badass funny death Science has made us gods even before we are worthy of being men. Jean Rostand education men science The ideal, without doubt, varies, but its enemies, alas, are always the same. Jean Rostand ideals doubt enemy When I was young I pitied the old. Now old, it is the young I pity. Jean Rostand pity young inspirational In politics, yesterday's lie is attacked only to flatter today's. Jean Rostand politics yesterday lying I should have no use for a paradise in which I should be deprived of the right to prefer hell. Jean Rostand paradise use should-have We give others praise which we ourselves don't believe, as long as they respond with praise we can believe. Jean Rostand giving long believe A man is not old as long as he is seeking something. Jean Rostand time men travel Kill one man and you're a murderer, kill a million and you're a conqueror. Jean Rostand killing-a-man inspirational men On the brink of being satiated, desire still appears infinite. Jean Rostand infinite stills desire Le biologiste passe, la grenouille reste. Jean Rostand grenouille frogs facts Never feel remorse for what you have thought about your wife; she has thought much worse things about you. Jean Rostand marriage witty funny Think? Why think! We have computers to do that for us. Jean Rostand classroom computer thinking Beauty in art is often nothing but ugliness subdued. Jean Rostand being-beautiful beauty art It is sometimes important for science to know how to forget the things she is surest of. Jean Rostand important science knowledge What makes our opponents useful is that they allow us to believe that without them we would be able to realize our goals. Jean Rostand atheism goal believe 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 power humanity heart In our ideals we unwittingly reveal our vices. Jean Rostand ideals vices To say of men that they are bad is to say they are worse than we think we are, or worse than the ideal man whose image we have built up on the basis of a certain few. Jean Rostand certain men thinking
