111 Quotes by Jean Rostand

When I was young I pitied the old. Now old, it is the young I pity.

Kill one man and you're a murderer, kill a million and you're a conqueror.

It is horrible to see everything that one detested in the past coming back wearing the colors of the future.

Marriage simplifies life and complicates the day.

In our ideals we unwittingly reveal our vices.

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.

To live is often to struggle toward goals one has no desire to reach.

To be able to observe with a stranger's eye helps one to see with an artist's eye. What alienates us inspires.

In art as in life the valid sacrifices are those that bring no income.