The nobility of a human being is strictly independent of that of his convictions.

Quote by Jean Rostand

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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...

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...

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...

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...

God, that dumping ground of our dreams.

God, that dumping ground of our dreams.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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 only things one can admire at length are those one admires without knowing why.

The only things one can admire at length are those one admires without knowing why.

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;...

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.

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...

To reflect is to disturb one's thoughts.

To reflect is to disturb one's thoughts.

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...

To be an adult is to be alone.

To be an adult is to be alone.

People drain me, even the closest of friends, and I find loneliness to be the...

People drain me, even the closest of friends, and I find loneliness to be the...

You know how you don't want to miss them, but you want them to miss...

You know how you don't want to miss them, but you want them to miss...

The fear of not finding the perfect match outweighs the fear of being old and...

The fear of not finding the perfect match outweighs the fear of being old and...