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

Quote by Jean Rostand

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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...

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...

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....

To be an adult is to be alone.

To be an adult is to be alone.

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...

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

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

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...

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...

It may offend us to hear our own thoughts expressed by others: we are not...

It may offend us to hear our own thoughts expressed by others: we are not...

To be adult is to be alone.

To be adult is to be alone.

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;...

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...

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...

Renown? I've already got more of it than those I respect, and will never have...

Renown? I've already got more of it than those I respect, and will never have...

Theories pass. The frog remains.

Theories pass. The frog remains.

There are certain moments when we might wish the future were built by men of...

There are certain moments when we might wish the future were built by men of...

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;...

The greatest act of faith is when a man understands he is not God.

The greatest act of faith is when a man understands he is not God.

Today I love myself as I love my god: who could charge me with a...

Today I love myself as I love my god: who could charge me with a...

The voice of the people has been said to be the voice of God; and,...

The voice of the people has been said to be the voice of God; and,...

I want to see you shoot the way you shout

I want to see you shoot the way you shout