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.
JEAN COCTEAUThe poet is a liar who always speaks the truth.
More Jean Cocteau Quotes
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Lying is the only art form that the public sanctions and instinctively prefers to reality.
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My method is simple: not to bother about poetry. It must come of its own accord. Merely whispering its name drives it away.
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Poetry is indispensable – if I only knew what for.
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Wealth is an inborn attitude of mind, like poverty. The pauper who has made his pile may flaunt his spoils, but cannot wear them plausibly.
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Silence moves faster when it’s going backward.
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The extreme limit of wisdom, that’s what the public calls madness.
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Whatever the world condemns you for, make it your own. It is yourself.
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All good music resembles something. Good music stirs by its mysterious resemblance to the objects and feelings which motivated it.
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An artist cannot speak about his art any more than a plant can discuss horticulture.
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French people are Italian people in a bad mood.
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One must not mistake majority for truth.
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Mirrors should think longer before they reflect.
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Art is not a pastime but a priesthood.
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The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth.
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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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