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.

Quote by Jean Rostand

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A man is not old as long as he is seeking something.

A man is not old as long as he is seeking something.

Certain brief sentences are peerless in their ability to give one the feeling that nothing...

Certain brief sentences are peerless in their ability to give one the feeling that nothing...

Literature: proclaiming in front of everyone what one is careful to conceal from one's immediate...

Literature: proclaiming in front of everyone what one is careful to conceal from one's immediate...

It is sometimes well for a blatant error to draw attention to overmodest truths.

It is sometimes well for a blatant error to draw attention to overmodest truths.

God, that dumping ground of our dreams.

God, that dumping ground of our dreams.

Beauty in art is often nothing but ugliness subdued.

Beauty in art is often nothing but ugliness subdued.

Truth is always served by great minds, even if they fight it

Truth is always served by great minds, even if they fight it

Science has made us gods even before we are worthy of being men.

Science has made us gods even before we are worthy of being men.

I don't judge a regime by the damning criticism of the opposition, but by the...

I don't judge a regime by the damning criticism of the opposition, but by the...

Certain brief sentences are peerless in their ability to give one the feeling that nothing...

Certain brief sentences are peerless in their ability to give one the feeling that nothing...

One kills a man, one is an assassin; one kills millions, one is a conqueror;...

One kills a man, one is an assassin; one kills millions, one is a conqueror;...

Already at the origin of the species man was equal to what he was destined...

Already at the origin of the species man was equal to what he was destined...

Falsity cannot keep an idea from being beautiful; there are certain errors of such ingenuity...

Falsity cannot keep an idea from being beautiful; there are certain errors of such ingenuity...

Greatness, in order to gain recognition, must all too often consent to ape greatness.

Greatness, in order to gain recognition, must all too often consent to ape greatness.

Somebody told me I should put a pebble in my mouth to cure my stuttering....

Somebody told me I should put a pebble in my mouth to cure my stuttering....

The ideal, without doubt, varies, but its enemies, alas, are always the same.

The ideal, without doubt, varies, but its enemies, alas, are always the same.

In politics, yesterday's lie is attacked only to flatter today's.

In politics, yesterday's lie is attacked only to flatter today's.

Stupidity, outrage, vanity, cruelty, iniquity, bad faith, falsehood / we fail to see the whole...

Stupidity, outrage, vanity, cruelty, iniquity, bad faith, falsehood / we fail to see the whole...

Stupidity is also a gift of God, but one mustn't misuse it

Stupidity is also a gift of God, but one mustn't misuse it

Nothing in the world is more dangerous than a sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.

Nothing in the world is more dangerous than a sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.