It is sometimes important for science to know how to forget the things she is surest of. — Jean Rostand
One must either take an interest in the human situation or else parade before the void. — Jean Rostand
I think I am one of those who can manage not to take on a completely different appearance under their own glance. — Jean Rostand
In order to remain true to oneself one ought to renounce one’s party three times a day. — Jean Rostand
My pessimism extends to the point of even suspecting the sincerity of other pessimists. — Jean Rostand
Nothing is more admirable than the fortitude with which millionaires tolerate the disadvantages of their wealth. — Jean Rostand
The divine is perhaps that quality in man which permits him to endure the lack of God. — Jean Rostand
We must watch over our modesty in the presence of those who cannot understand its grounds. — Jean Rostand
The books one has written in the past have two surprises in store: one couldn’t write them again, and wouldn’t want to. — Jean Rostand
Hatred, for the man who is not engaged in it, is a little like the odor of garlic for one who hasn’t eaten any. — Jean Rostand
I don’t judge a regime by the damning criticism of the opposition, but by the ingenuous praise of the partisan. — Jean Rostand
It may offend us to hear our own thoughts expressed by others: we are not sure enough of their souls. — Jean Rostand
I should have no use for a paradise in which I should be deprived of the right to prefer hell. — Jean Rostand