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The nobility of a human being is strictly independent of that of his convictions.

Jean Rostand

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Jean Rostand
Age: 82 †
Born: 1894
Born: October 30
Died: 1977
Died: September 4
Biologist
Historian
Philosopher
Writer
Paris
France
Human
Humans
Strictly
Convictions
Nobility
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Independent
Belief

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