Falsity cannot keep an idea from being beautiful; there are certain errors of such ingenuity that one could regret their not ranking among the achievements of the human mind.

Quote by Jean Rostand

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Beauty in art is often nothing but ugliness subdued.

Beauty in art is often nothing but ugliness subdued.

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

The divine is perhaps that quality in man which permits him to endure the lack...

The divine is perhaps that quality in man which permits him to endure the lack...

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.

The books one has written in the past have two surprises in store: one couldn't...

The books one has written in the past have two surprises in store: one couldn't...

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.

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;...

We must watch over our modesty in the presence of those who cannot understand its...

We must watch over our modesty in the presence of those who cannot understand its...

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....

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.

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...

Theories pass. The frog remains.

Theories pass. The frog remains.

To be adult is to be alone.

To be adult is to be alone.

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

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

Far too often the choices reality proposes are such as to take away one's taste...

Far too often the choices reality proposes are such as to take away one's taste...