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The public only takes up yesterday as a stick to beat today.
Jean Cocteau
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Jean Cocteau
Age: 74 †
Born: 1889
Born: July 5
Died: 1963
Died: October 11
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And now I have to confess the unpardonable and the scandalous. I am a happy man. And I am going to tell you the secret of my happiness. It is quite simple. I love mankind. I love love. I hate hate. I try to understand and accept.
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Compromise yourself. Obscure your own trail.
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The greatest masterpiece in literature is only a dictionary out of order.
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