Jean Rostand - Truth Quotes

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When a scientist is ahead of his times, it is often through misunderstanding of current, rather than intuition of future truth. In science there is never any error so gross that it won't one day, from some perspective, appear prophetic.

Jean Rostand

What scientist would not long to go on living, if only to see how the little truths he has brought to light will grow up?

Jean Rostand

Nothing leads the scientist so astray as a premature truth.

Jean Rostand

Truth is always served by great minds, even if they fight it.

Jean Rostand

It is sometimes well for a blatant error to draw attention to overmodest truths.

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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.

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There are big and little truths, but all belong to the same race.

Jean Rostand