Certain brief sentences are peerless in their ability to give one the feeling that nothing remains to be said

Quote by Jean Rostand

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To be adult is to be alone.

To be adult is to be alone.

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...

One must credit an hypothesis with all that has had to be discovered in order...

One must credit an hypothesis with all that has had to be discovered in order...

Think? Why think! We have computers to do that for us.

Think? Why think! We have computers to do that for us.

God, that dumping ground of our dreams.

God, that dumping ground of our dreams.

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...

There are moments when very little truth would be enough to shape opinion. One might...

There are moments when very little truth would be enough to shape opinion. One might...

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.

Beauty in art is often nothing but ugliness subdued.

Beauty in art is often nothing but ugliness subdued.

A married couple are well suited when both partners usually feel the need for a...

A married couple are well suited when both partners usually feel the need for a...

To be an adult is to be alone.

To be an adult is to be alone.

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,...

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....

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.

It is sometimes important for science to know how to forget the things she is...

It is sometimes important for science to know how to forget the things she is...

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...

To reflect is to disturb one's thoughts.

To reflect is to disturb one's thoughts.

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.

To say of men that they are bad is to say they are worse than...

To say of men that they are bad is to say they are worse than...

I prefer the honest jargon of reality to the outright lies of books.

I prefer the honest jargon of reality to the outright lies of books.