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Jean Rostand Quotes: Greatness, in order to gain recognition, must all too often consent to ape greatness.
         

Greatness, in order to gain recognition, must all too often consent to ape greatness.


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My pessimism extends to the point of even suspecting the sincerity of other pessimists.



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Kill one man, and you are a murderer. Kill millions of men, and you are a conqueror. Kill them all, and you are a god.



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Kill one man, and you are murderer.



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Science has made us gods even before we are worthy of being men.



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To be adult is to be alone.



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