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Quote by Jean Cocteau
An original artist is unable to copy. So he has only to copy in or

An original artist is unable to copy. So he has only to copy in order to be original. – Jean Cocteau

Other quotes by Jean Cocteau

Everything one does in life, even love, occurs in an express train racing toward death. To smoke opium is to get out of the train while it is still moving. It is to concern oneself with something other than life or death. – Jean Cocteau

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Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those who we cannot resemble. – Samuel Johnson

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It is well to respect the leader. Learn from him. Observe him. Study him. But dont worship him. Believe you can surpass. Believe you can go beyond. Those who harbor the second-best attitude are invariably second-best doers. – Dr. David Schwartz

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Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves. – Carl Gustav Jung

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To equal a predecessor, one must have twice they worth. – Baltasar Gracian

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It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor. – Seneca (Seneca the Elder)

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I know by my own pot how the others boil. – Proverb

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