Jean Rostand (October 30, 1894, Paris – September 4, 1977, Ville-d’Avray) was a French biologist and philosopher.
The least one can say of power is that a vocation for it is suspicious. Use this quote
Science has made us gods even before we are worthy of being men. Use this quote
A body of work such as Pasteur's is inconceivable in our time: no man would be given a chance to create a whole science. Nowadays a path is scarcely opened up when the crowd begins to pour in. Use this quote
It is sometimes important for science to know how to forget the things she is surest of. Use this quote
When a scientist is ahead of his times, it is often through misunderstanding of current, rather than intuition of future truth. In science there is never any error so gross that it won't one day, from some perspective, appear prophetic. Use this quote
It is not easy to imagine how little interested a scientist usually is in the work of any other, with the possible exception of the teacher who backs him or the student who honors him. Use this quote
A married couple are well suited when both partners usually feel the need for a quarrel at the same time. Use this quote
