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Quote by Jean Cocteau
True realism consists in revealing the surprising things which hab

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

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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

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The power of habit and the charm of novelty are the two adverse forces which explain the follies of mankind. – Maria De Beausacq

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Habit is a great deadener. – Samuel Beckett

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Good habits result from resisting temptation. – Proverb

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The chains of habit are generally too small to be felt until they are too strong to be broken. – Samuel Johnson

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