Quote by Jean Rostand
The only things one can admire at length are those one admires wit

The only things one can admire at length are those one admires without knowing why. – Jean Rostand

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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

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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. – Jean Rostand

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Admiration is the daughter of ignorance. – Benjamin Franklin

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For the admired there are many, for the admirer there is one. – Adnan Mithani

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You always admire what you really dont understand. – Eleanor Roosevelt

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Nothing is more admirable than the fortitude with which millionaires tolerate the disadvantages of their wealth. – Nero Wolfe

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