Memorable Quotes and quotations from Jean CocteauJean Cocteau French dramatist, director, & poet (1889 - 1963)Jean Cocteau - Journey to Freedom (1969) - The instinct of nearly all societies is to lock up anybody who is truly free. First, society begins by trying to beat you up. If this fails, they try to poison you. If this fails too, they finish by loading honors on your head. Jean Cocteau - - The worst tragedy for a poet is to be admired through being misunderstood. Jean Cocteau - - The extreme limit of wisdom-- that is what the public calls madness. Jean Cocteau - - The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth. Jean Cocteau - - I know that poetry is indispensable, but to what I could not say. Jean Cocteau - - Art is science made clear. |
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