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Quote by Jean Cocteau
When a work appears to be ahead of its time, it is only the time t

When a work appears to be ahead of its time, it is only the time that is behind the work. – 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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Nearly all our originality comes from the stamp that time impresses upon our sensibility. – Charles Baudelaire

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The original is unfaithful to the translation. – Jorge Luis Borges

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Perhaps our originality manifests itself most strikingly in what we do with that which we did not originate. To discover something wholly new can be a matter of chance, of idle tinkering, or even of the chronic dissatisfaction of the untalented. – Eric Hoffer

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ORIGINALITY is unexplored territory. You get there by carrying a canoe — you cant take a taxi. – Alan Alda

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