Jean Rostand

One kills a man, one is an assassin; one kills millions, one is a conqueror; one kills everybody, one is read more

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

Beauty in art is often nothing but ugliness subdued.

Beauty in art is often nothing but ugliness subdued.

Certain brief sentences are peerless in their ability to give one the feeling that nothing remains to be said

Certain brief sentences are peerless in their ability to give one the feeling that nothing remains to be said

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

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

We are not naïve enough to ask for pure men; we ask merely for men whose impurity does not conflict read more

We are not naïve enough to ask for pure men; we ask merely for men whose impurity does not conflict with the obligations of their job.