I think I am one of those who can manage not to take on a completely different appearance under their own glance. Jean Rostand appearancecompletelyglance Change image and share on social
Nothing leads the scientist so astray as a premature truth. Jean Rostand astrayleadpremature Change image and share on social
One kills a man, one is an assassin; one kills millions, one is a conqueror; one kills everybody, one is a god. Jean Rostand assassinconquerorgod Change image and share on social
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 aheadcurrentday share on social
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 endowgreatheart Change image and share on social
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. Jean Rostand achievementbeautifulerror Change image and share on social
The nobility of a human being is strictly independent of that of his convictions. Jean Rostand convictionhumanindependent Change image and share on social
My pessimism extends to the point of even suspecting the sincerity of other pessimists. Jean Rostand extendpessimismpessimist Change image and share on social
To love an idea is to love it a little more than one should. Jean Rostand idealove Change image and share on social