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One kills a man, one is an assassin one kills millions, one is a conqueror one kills everybody, one is a god.
Jean Rostand
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Jean Rostand
Age: 82 †
Born: 1894
Born: October 30
Died: 1977
Died: September 4
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I should have no use for a paradise in which I should be deprived of the right to prefer hell.
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My pessimism extends to the point of even suspecting the sincerity of other pessimists.
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In our ideals we unwittingly reveal our vices.
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Being right is less important to us than the freedom to be wrong.
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The books one has written in the past have two surprises in store: one couldn't write them again, and wouldn't want to.
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What makes our opponents useful is that they allow us to believe that without them we would be able to realize our goals.
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