If a given scientist had not made a given discovery, someone else would have done so a little later. Johann Mendel dies unknown after having discovered the laws of heredity: thirty-five years later, three men rediscover them. But the book that is not written will never be written. The premature death of a great scientist delays humanity; that of a great writer deprives it.
Jean RostandWe bestow on others praise in which we do not believe, on condition that in return they bestow upon us praise in which we do.
Jean RostandA married couple are well suited when both partners usually feel the need for a quarrel at the same time.
Jean Rostand