Famous Quotes By Jean Cocteau

The eyes of the dead are closed gently; we also have to open gently the eyes of the living.

Tact consists in knowing how far we may go too far.

One does not blame an epoch; one congratulates oneself on not having belonged to it.

The course of a river is almost always disapproved of by the source.

The worst tragedy for a poet is to be admired through being misunderstood.

The speed of a runaway horse counts for nothing.

By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest. - Confucius

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