We are not na?ve enough to ask for pure men; we ask merely for men whose impurity does not conflict with the obligations of their job. – Jean Rostand
The only things one can admire at length are those one admires without knowing why. – Jean Rostand
A body of work such as Pasteurs 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. – Jean Rostand
There are certain moments when we might wish the future were built by men of the past. – Jean Rostand