Jean Rostand

France
30 Oct 1894 // 4 Sep 1977
Biologist / Writer

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Take heed of critics even when they are not fair; resist them even when they are
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
Science has made us gods even before we are worthy of being men
Nothing leads the scientist so astray as a premature truth
Nothing is more admirable than the fortitude with which millionaires tolerate the disadvantages of their wealth
Never feel remorse for what you have thought about your wife; she has thought much worse things about you
It takes a very deep-rooted opinion to survive unexpressed
It may offend us to hear our own thoughts expressed by others: we are not sure enough of their souls
It is sometimes well for a blatant error to draw attention to overmodest truths
It is sometimes important for science to know how to forget the things she is surest of
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