WIST Quotations

Rostand, Jean -- De la vanit

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

We bestow on others praise in which we do not believe, on condition that in return they bestow upon us praise in which we do.

Jean Rostand (1894-1977) French biologist, philosopher
De la vanit

Rostand, Jean -- De la vanité (1925)

Dave — Mon, 17 Oct 2005 18:14:06 +0000

We find it easy to believe that praise is sincere: Why should anyone lie in telling us the truth?

Jean Rostand (1894-1977) French biologist, philosopher
De la vanité (1925)

Rostand, Jean -- Pensées d’un Biologiste (1939)

Dave — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 22:44:05 +0000

Stupidity, outrage, vanity, cruelty, iniquity, bad faith, falsehood — we fail to see the whole array when it is facing in the same direction as we.

Jean Rostand (1894-1977) French biologist, philosopher
Pensées d’un Biologiste (1939)