One must not mistake majority for truth.
JEAN COCTEAUWealth is an inborn attitude of mind, like poverty. The pauper who has made his pile may flaunt his spoils, but cannot wear them plausibly.
More Jean Cocteau Quotes
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Tact in audacity is knowing how far you can go without going too far.
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Youth is certain what it rejects before it knows what it will accept.
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The speed of a runaway horse counts for nothing.
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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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The public is never pleased with what we do, wanting always a copy of what we have done.
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Mirrors should think longer before they reflect.
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The extreme limit of wisdom, that’s what the public calls madness.
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We shelter an angel within us. We must be the guardians of that angel.
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Cultivate everything the critics hated in your first work – that’s what makes you unique.
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We must believe in luck. For how else can we explain the success of those we don’t like?
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Never do what a specialist can do better. Discover your own specialty. Do not despair if your specialty appears to be more delicate, a lesser thing. Make up in finesse what you lose in force.
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The reward of art is not fame or success but intoxication: that is why so many bad artists are unable to give it up.
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It is difficult to live without opium after having known it because it is difficult, after knowing opium, to take earth seriously. And unless one is a saint, it is difficult to live without taking earth seriously.
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Elegance ceases to exist when it is noticed.
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An artist cannot speak about his art any more than a plant can discuss horticulture.
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