Wealth is an inborn attitude of mind, like poverty. The pauper who has made his pile may flaunt his spoils, but cannot wear them plausibly.

Quote by Jean Cocteau

Topics: Poverty Quotes, Wealth Quotes

Commissions suit me. They set limits. Jean Marais dared me to write play in which...

Commissions suit me. They set limits. Jean Marais dared me to write play in which...

An artist cannot speak about his art any more than a plant can discuss horticulture.

An artist cannot speak about his art any more than a plant can discuss horticulture.

You can't expect to be a lucky dog if you spend all your time growling

You can't expect to be a lucky dog if you spend all your time growling

The day of my birth, my death began its walk. It is walking toward me,...

The day of my birth, my death began its walk. It is walking toward me,...

Asking an artist to talk about his work is like asking a plant to discuss...

Asking an artist to talk about his work is like asking a plant to discuss...

Style is a simple way of saying complicated things

Style is a simple way of saying complicated things

If a hermit lives in a state of ecstasy, his lack of comfort becomes the...

If a hermit lives in a state of ecstasy, his lack of comfort becomes the...

I believe in luck: how else can you explain the success of those you don't...

I believe in luck: how else can you explain the success of those you don't...

There are too many souls of wood not to love those wooden characters who do...

There are too many souls of wood not to love those wooden characters who do...

Poetry is indispensable - if I only knew what for.

Poetry is indispensable - if I only knew what for.

You've never seen death? Look in the mirror every day and you will see it...

You've never seen death? Look in the mirror every day and you will see it...

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?

A true poet does not bother to be poetical. Nor does a nursery gardener scent...

A true poet does not bother to be poetical. Nor does a nursery gardener scent...

Silence moves faster when it's going backward.

Silence moves faster when it's going backward.

When a work appears to be ahead of its time, it is only the time...

When a work appears to be ahead of its time, it is only the time...

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

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

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.

Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though...

Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though...

Every man is the architect of his own fortune.

Every man is the architect of his own fortune.

You learn more from ten days of agony than from ten years of content.

You learn more from ten days of agony than from ten years of content.