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Jean Rostand Philosopher

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: France
  • Born: Oct 30, 1894
  • Died: Sep 4, 1977

Jean Rostand was a French biologist and philosopher.

Active as an experimental biologist, Rostand became famous for his work as a science writer, as well as a philosopher and an activist. His scientific work covered a variety of biological fields such as amphibian embryology, parthenogenesis and teratogeny, while his literary output extended into popular science, history of science and philosophy. His work in the area of cryogenics gave the idea of cryonics to Robert Ettinger.

Rostand Island in Antarctica is named after him.

Renown? I've already got more of it than those I respect, and will never have as much as those for whom I feel contempt.

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

To be adult is to be alone.

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

Never feel remorse for what you have thought about your wife she has thought much worse things about you.

One kills a man, one is an assassin one kills millions, one is a conqueror one kills everybody, one is a god.

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

A few great minds are enough to endow humanity with monstrous power, but a few great hearts are not enough to make us worthy of using it.

It is sometimes important for science to know how to forget the things she is surest of.

Science has made us gods even before we are worthy of being men.

Beauty in art is often nothing but ugliness subdued.

In politics, yesterday's lie is attacked only to flatter today's.

God, that dumping ground of our dreams.