328 Quotes by Jean Cocteau

And history becomes legend and legend becomes history.

Do as the beautiful woman: see to your figure and your petticoats. Though, of course, I am not speaking literally.

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.

The joy of the young is to disobey

One sits down first; one thinks afterwards.

Man seeks to escape himself in myth, and does so by any means at his disposal. Drugs, alcohol, or lies. Unable to withdraw into himself, he disguises himself. Lies and inaccuracy give him a few moments of comfort.

A little too much is just enough for me.

The prettiest dresses are worn to be taken off.

If a hermit lives in a state of ecstasy, his lack of comfort becomes the height of comfort. He must relinquish it.