Jean Rostand Quotes

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

Somebody told me I should put a pebble in my mouth to cure my stuttering. Well, I tried it, and during a scene I swallowed the pebble. That was the end of that.

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

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

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

It may offend us to hear our own thoughts expressed by others: we are not sure enough of their souls.

It is sometimes well for a blatant error to draw attention to overmodest truths.

Greatness, in order to gain recognition, must all too often consent to ape greatness.

Hatred, for the man who is not engaged in it, is a little like the odor of garlic for one who hasn’t eaten any.