The extreme limit of wisdom, that’s what the public calls madness.
JEAN COCTEAUThe ability to laugh heartily is the sign of a healthy soul.
More Jean Cocteau Quotes
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Do as the beautiful woman: see to your figure and your petticoats. Though, of course, I am not speaking literally.
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Whatever the world condemns you for, make it your own. It is yourself.
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If a poet has a dream, it is not of becoming famous, but of being believed.
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I’ve always preferred mythology to history. History is truth that becomes an illusion. Mythology is an illusion that becomes reality.
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After the writer’s death, reading his journal is like receiving a long letter.
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Tact in audacity is knowing how far you can go without going too far.
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Not only should you not accept a prize. You should not try to deserve one either.
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Since the day of my birth, my death began its walk. It is walking toward me, without hurrying.
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The prettiest dresses are worn to be taken off.
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An original artist is unable to copy. So he has only to copy in order to be original.
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You have comfort. You don’t have luxury. And don’t tell me that money plays a part. The luxury I advocate has nothing to do with money. It cannot be bought. It is the reward of those who have NO Fear or Discomfort.
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I only fear the death of others. For me, true death is that of the people I love.
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Here I am trying to live, or rather, I am trying to teach the death within me how to live.
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Since these mysteries exceed my grasp, I shall pretend to have organized them.
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Children and lunatics cut the Gordian knot which the poet spends his life patiently trying to untie.
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