More from Jean Rostand
- Kill one man, and you are a murderer. Kill millions of men, and you are a conqueror. Kill them all, and you are a god.
- Science had better not free the minds of men too much, before it has tamed their instincts.
- Accept loss forever
- A change in the weather is sufficient to recreate the world and ourselves.
- A chief event of life is the day in which we have encountered a mind that startled us.
- A day, an hour, of virtuous liberty Is worth a whole eternity in bondage.
Last reviewed 2026-07-06