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Quote by Jean Cocteau
Art produces ugly things which frequently become more beautiful wi

Art produces ugly things which frequently become more beautiful with time. Fashion, on the other hand, produces beautiful things which always become ugly with time. – Jean Cocteau

Other quotes by Jean Cocteau

The actual tragedies of life bear no relation to ones preconceived ideas. In the event, one is always bewildered by their simplicity, their grandeur of design, and by that element of the bizarre which seems inherent in them. – Jean Cocteau

Category:
design
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Jean Cocteau
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A true poet does not bother to be poetical. Nor does a nursery gardener scent his roses. – Jean Cocteau

Category:
Poetry
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Jean Cocteau
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Art
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The last time money left the art world, intrepid types maxed out their credit cards and opened galleries, and a few of them have become the best in the world. – Jerry Saltz

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Art

Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves that they have a better idea. – John Anthony Ciardi

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Art

There is no more difficult art to acquire than the art of observation, and for some men it is quite as difficult to record an observation in brief and plain language. – William Osler

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Aesthetic emotion puts man in a state favorable to the reception of erotic emotion. Art is the accomplice of love. Take love away and there is no longer art. – Remy de Gourmont

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People in their handlings of affairs often fail when they are about to succeed. If one remains as careful at the end as he was at the beginning, there will be no failure. – Lao Tzu

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Writing a novel is a terrible experience, during which the hair often falls out and the teeth decay. – Flannery OConnor

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The brook would lose its song if you removed the rocks. – Fred Beck

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I think it frets the saints in heaven to see
How many desolate creatures on the earth
Have learnt the simple dues of fellowship
And social comfort, in a hospital. – Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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