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 More Quotes by Jean Rostand More Quotes From Jean Rostand I prefer the honest jargon of reality to the outright lies of books. Jean Rostand book lying reality I still understand a few words in life, but I no longer think they make a sentence. Jean Rostand few-words understanding thinking There are big and little truths, but all belong to the same race. Jean Rostand race truth littles The divine is perhaps that quality in man which permits him to endure the lack of God. Jean Rostand atheist god men Renown? I've already got more of it than those I respect, and will never have as much as those for whom I feel contempt. Jean Rostand renown respect fame We are not naïve enough to ask for pure men; we ask merely for men whose impurity does not conflict with the obligations of their job. Jean Rostand teaching jobs men When a scientist is ahead of his times, it is often through misunderstanding of current, rather than intuition of future truth. In science there is never any error so gross that it won't one day, from some perspective, appear prophetic. Jean Rostand future truth science In order to remain true to oneself one ought to renounce one's party three times a day. Jean Rostand party three order God, that checkroom of our dreams. Jean Rostand our-dreams god dream There are certain moments when we might wish the future were built by men of the past. Jean Rostand future men past One kills a man, one is an assassin; one kills millions, one is a conqueror; one kills everybody, one is a god. Jean Rostand assassins military men The biologist passes. The frog stays the same. Jean Rostand biologist frogs Truth is always served by great minds, even if they fight it. Jean Rostand fighting truth mind A married couple are well suited when both partners usually feel the need for a quarrel at the same time. Jean Rostand marriage anniversary couple Quotations--always inexact. I don't trust people who cannot even copy out. Jean Rostand dont-trust copies people In art as in life the valid sacrifices are those that bring no income. Jean Rostand income sacrifice art Far too often the choices reality proposes are such as to take away one's taste for choosing. Jean Rostand choices taste reality Greatness, in order to gain recognition, must all too often consent to ape greatness. Jean Rostand gains greatness order Already at the origin of the species man was equal to what he was destined to become. Jean Rostand equal destiny men Somebody told me I should put a pebble in my mouth to cure my stuttering. Well, I tried it, and during a scene I swallowed the pebble. That was the end of that. Jean Rostand pebbles scene mouths
