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To love an idea is to love it a little more than one should. ↗

— Jean Rostand

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

— Jean Rostand

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One must credit an hypothesis with all that has had to be discovered in order to demolish it. ↗

— Jean Rostand

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Somebody told me I should put a pebble in my mouth to cure my stuttering. Well, I tried it, and during a scene I swallowed the pebble. That was the end of that. ↗

— Jean Rostand

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There are certain moments when we might wish the future were built by men of the past. ↗

— Jean Rostand

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There are moments when very little truth would be enough to shape opinion. One might be hated at extremely low cost. ↗

— Jean Rostand

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Humor is the affectionate communication of insight. ↗

— Leo Rosten

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Words must surely be counted among the most powerful drugs man ever invented. ↗

— Leo Rosten

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Why did God give me two ears and one mouth? So that I will hear more and talk less. ↗

— Leo Rosten

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The writer wants to be understood much more than he wants to be respected or praised or even loved. And that perhaps, is what makes him different from others. ↗

— Leo Rosten

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