What did Jean Rostand mean by: My pessimism extends to the point of even suspecting the sincerity of other pessimists. Jean Rostand Biologist · France Copy
+ To reflect is to disturb one’s thoughts. Author, August 16, 2023January 2, 2025, Jean Rostand, Disturbance, Reflection, Thoughts, 0 Jean Rostand Biologist · France
+ Already at the origin of the species man was equal to what he was destined to become. Author, January 18, 2024January 9, 2025, Jean Rostand, Destiny, Equality, Evolution, 0 Jean Rostand Biologist · France
+ It is sometimes well for a blatant error to draw attention to overmodest truths. Read explanation Author, January 18, 2024January 9, 2025, Jean Rostand, Attention, Error, Truths, 0 Jean Rostand Biologist · France
+ In order to remain true to oneself one ought to renounce one’s party three times a day. Author, January 18, 2024January 9, 2025, Jean Rostand, Identity, Integrity, 0 Jean Rostand Biologist · France
+ The biologist passes. The frog stays the same. Author, August 16, 2023January 2, 2025, Jean Rostand, Change, Observation, Permanence, 0 Jean Rostand Biologist · France
+ The divine is perhaps that quality in man which permits him to endure the lack of God. Read explanation Author, January 18, 2024January 9, 2025, Jean Rostand, Absence, Endurance, Faith, 0 Jean Rostand Biologist · France
+ In art as in life the valid sacrifices are those that bring no income. Read explanation Author, January 18, 2024January 9, 2025, Jean Rostand, Art, Income, Sacrifice, 0 Jean Rostand Biologist · France
+ It takes a very deep-rooted opinion to survive unexpressed. Author, August 14, 2023January 2, 2025, Jean Rostand, Expression, Opinion, Survival, 0 Jean Rostand Biologist · France
In art, theories are as useful as a doctor’s prescription; one must be sick to believe them. Maurice de Vlaminck Painter · France
A pessimist and an optimist, so much the worse; so much the better. Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
The secret of success is sincerity. Once you can fake that, you’ve got it made. Read explanation Jean Giraudoux Playwright · France
