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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

True realism consists in revealing the surprising things which habit keeps covered and prevents us from seeing. – Jean Cocteau

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Habits
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After the writers death, reading his journal is like receiving a long letter. – Jean Cocteau

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Death
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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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To do the opposite of something is also a form of imitation, namely an imitation of its opposite. – G. C. (Georg Christoph) Lichtenberg

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To copy others is necessary, but to copy oneself is pathetic. – Pablo Picasso

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Posterity weaves no garlands for imitators. – Friedrich von Schiller

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Men of ill judgment ignore the good that lies within their hands, till they have lost it. – Sophocles

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Anger is short-lived madness. – Horace

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Science is a self-sufficient activity. – Jonathan Miller

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