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.

Quote by Jean Cocteau

Topics: Art Quotes

Whatever the public blames you for, cultivate it; it is yourself.

Whatever the public blames you for, cultivate it; it is yourself.

I am a lie who always speaks the truth.

I am a lie who always speaks the truth.

Silence moves faster when it's going backward.

Silence moves faster when it's going backward.

The greatest masterpiece in literature is only a dictionary out of order.

The greatest masterpiece in literature is only a dictionary out of order.

There is always a period when a man with a beard shaves it off. This...

There is always a period when a man with a beard shaves it off. This...

The poet never asks for admiration; he wants to be believed.

The poet never asks for admiration; he wants to be believed.

We must believe in luck. For how else can we explain the success of those...

We must believe in luck. For how else can we explain the success of those...

Art is a marriage of the conscious and the unconscious.

Art is a marriage of the conscious and the unconscious.

Poets don't draw. They unravel their handwriting and then tie it up again, but differently.

Poets don't draw. They unravel their handwriting and then tie it up again, but differently.

I believe in luck: how else can you explain the success of those you dislike?

I believe in luck: how else can you explain the success of those you dislike?

I have lost my seven best friends, which is to say God has had mercy...

I have lost my seven best friends, which is to say God has had mercy...

Life is a horizontal fall.

Life is a horizontal fall.

Mystery has its own mysteries, and there are gods above gods. We have ours, they...

Mystery has its own mysteries, and there are gods above gods. We have ours, they...

The course of a river is almost always disapproved of by the source.

The course of a river is almost always disapproved of by the source.

Film will only became an art when its materials are as inexpensive as pencil and...

Film will only became an art when its materials are as inexpensive as pencil and...

Art is not a pastime but a priesthood.

Art is not a pastime but a priesthood.

True realism consists in revealing the surprising things which habit keeps covered and prevents us...

True realism consists in revealing the surprising things which habit keeps covered and prevents us...

The worst tragedy for a poet is to be admired through being misunderstood.

The worst tragedy for a poet is to be admired through being misunderstood.

The ear disapproves but tolerates certain musical pieces; transfer them into the domain of our...

The ear disapproves but tolerates certain musical pieces; transfer them into the domain of our...

The actual tragedies of life bear no relation to one's preconceived ideas. In the event,...

The actual tragedies of life bear no relation to one's preconceived ideas. In the event,...