Beauty in art is often nothing but ugliness subdued. Jean Rostand on art
Beauty in art is often nothing but ugliness subdued. Jean Rostand on beauty
Think? Why think! We have computers to do that for us. Jean Rostand on computers
God, that dumping ground of our dreams. Jean Rostand on dreams
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. Jean Rostand on faith
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 on future
There are certain moments when we might wish the future were built by men of the past. Jean Rostand on future
One kills a man, one is an assassin one kills millions, one is a conqueror one kills everybody, one is a god. Jean Rostand on god
Truth is always served by great minds, even if they fight it. Jean Rostand on great
Never feel remorse for what you have thought about your wife she has thought much worse things about you. Jean Rostand on marriage
In politics, yesterday's lie is attacked only to flatter today's. Jean Rostand on politics
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 on power
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 on respect
Science has made us gods even before we are worthy of being men. Jean Rostand on science
A body of work such as Pasteur's is inconceivable in our time: no man would be given a chance to create a whole science. Nowadays a path is scarcely opened up when the crowd begins to pour in. Jean Rostand on science
It is sometimes important for science to know how to forget the things she is surest of. Jean Rostand on science
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 on science
It is not easy to imagine how little interested a scientist usually is in the work of any other, with the possible exception of the teacher who backs him or the student who honors him. Jean Rostand on teacher
Truth is always served by great minds, even if they fight it. Jean Rostand on truth