Mirrors should reflect a little before throwing back images.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Jean Cocteau
Nothing ever gets anywhere. The earth ke…
Nothing ever gets anywhere. The earth keeps turning round and round and gets nowhere. The moment is the only thing that counts.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Jean Cocteau
The actual tragedies of life bear no rel…
The actual tragedies of life bear no relation to one’s preconceived ideas. In the event, one is always bewildered by their simplicity, their grandeur of design, and by that element of the bizzare which seems inherent in them.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Jean Cocteau
The extreme limit of wisdom–that is wha…
The extreme limit of wisdom–that is what the public calls madness.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Jean Cocteau
The instinct of nearly all societies is …
The instinct of nearly all societies is to lock up anybody who is truly free. First, society begins by trying to beat you up. If this fails, they try to poison you. If this fails too, they finish by loading honors on your head.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Jean Cocteau
The worst tragedy for a poet is to be ad…
The worst tragedy for a poet is to be admired through being misunderstood.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Jean Cocteau
We must believe in luck. For how else ca…
We must believe in luck. For how else can we explain the success of those we don’t like
Quote, saying and phrase by: Jean Cocteau