Creative Quotations from . . .
Jean Cocteau
(1889-1963) born on Jul 05
French "poet, novelist, director". "He was a leader of the 20th century avant-garde movements; wrote the play "Orpheus,"1926."
 
   
F
The greatest masterpiece of literature is only a dictionary out of order.

R
Mirrors should reflect a little before throwing back images.
A
"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."
N
"Art produces ugly things which frequently become beautiful with time. Fashion on the other hand, produces beautiful things which always become ugly with time."
K
Tact in audacity consists in knowing how far we may go too far.


Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F: "In "Webster's Electronic Quotebase," ed. Keith Mohler, 1994."
R: "In "The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection," AApex Software, 1994."
A: "In "The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection," AApex Software, 1994."
N: "In "The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection," AApex Software, 1994."
K: ""Le Rappel p l'Ordre," "Le Coq et l'Arlequin," 1926."



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