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

Quote by Jean Rostand

Topics: Evolution Quotes, Mankind Quotes

We spend our time envying people whom we wouldn't wish to be.

We spend our time envying people whom we wouldn't wish to be.

A few great minds are enough to endow humanity with monstrous power, but a few...

A few great minds are enough to endow humanity with monstrous power, but a few...

Whether man is disposed to yield to nature or to oppose her, he cannot do...

Whether man is disposed to yield to nature or to oppose her, he cannot do...

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...

My pessimism extends to the point of even suspecting the sincerity of other pessimists.

My pessimism extends to the point of even suspecting the sincerity of other pessimists.

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.

A body of work such as Pasteur's is inconceivable in our time: no man would...

A body of work such as Pasteur's is inconceivable in our time: no man would...

The least one can say of power is that a vocation for it is suspicious.

The least one can say of power is that a vocation for it is suspicious.

When a scientist is ahead of his times, it is often through misunderstanding of current,...

When a scientist is ahead of his times, it is often through misunderstanding of current,...

Kill a man, and you are a murderer. Kill millions of men, and you are...

Kill a man, and you are a murderer. Kill millions of men, and you are...

Take heed of critics even when they are not fair; resist them even when they...

Take heed of critics even when they are not fair; resist them even when they...

To be an adult is to be alone.

To be an adult is to be alone.

Nothing is more admirable than the fortitude with which millionaires tolerate the disadvantages of their...

Nothing is more admirable than the fortitude with which millionaires tolerate the disadvantages of their...

Theories pass. The frog remains.

Theories pass. The frog remains.

It takes a very deep-rooted opinion to survive unexpressed.

It takes a very deep-rooted opinion to survive unexpressed.

One must either take an interest in the human situation or else parade before the...

One must either take an interest in the human situation or else parade before the...

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...

I was a young man with uninformed ideas. I threw out queries, suggestions, wondering all...

I was a young man with uninformed ideas. I threw out queries, suggestions, wondering all...

The evolution of the brain not only overshot the needs of prehistoric man, it is...

The evolution of the brain not only overshot the needs of prehistoric man, it is...

With the advent of genetic engineering the time required for the evolution of new species...

With the advent of genetic engineering the time required for the evolution of new species...

We are alone, absolutely alone on this chance planet; and amid all the forms of...

We are alone, absolutely alone on this chance planet; and amid all the forms of...