Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

Jean Cocteau Quotes: And history becomes legend and legend becomes history.
         

And history becomes legend and legend becomes history.


Jean Cocteau
Check all other quotes by Jean Cocteau

Want to display this quote image on your website or blog? Simply copy and paste the below code on your website/blog.

Embed:

Format of this image is jpg. The width and height of image are 1200 and 630, repectively. This image is available for free to download.





Citation

Use the citation below to add this quote to your bibliography:


Styles:

×

MLA Style Citation


"Jean Cocteau Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2024. Sat. 27 Apr. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/And-history-becomes-legend-and-legend-becomes-698150>.





Check out


Other quotes of Jean Cocteau


The Louvre is a morgue; you go there to identify your friends.

The Louvre is a morgue; you go there to identify your friends.



I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, they become its visible soul.

I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, they become its visible soul.



Be yourself. The world worships the original.

Be yourself. The world worships the original.



Since the day of my birth, my death began its walk. It is walking toward me, without hurrying.

Since the day of my birth, my death began its walk. It is walking toward me, without hurrying.



Art is not a pastime but a priesthood.

Art is not a pastime but a priesthood.



Style is a simple way of saying complicated things.

Style is a simple way of saying complicated things.



Mirrors should think longer before they reflect.

Mirrors should think longer before they reflect.



The composer opens the cage door for arithmetic, the draftsman gives geometry its freedom.

The composer opens the cage door for arithmetic, the draftsman gives geometry its freedom.



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

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



Nothing ever gets anywhere. The earth keeps turning round and gets nowhere. The moment is the only thing that counts.

Nothing ever gets anywhere. The earth keeps turning round and gets nowhere. The moment is the only thing that counts.





Other quotes you may like



Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the f

Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the f



To my mind, to kill in war is not a whit better than to commit ordinary murder.

To my mind, to kill in war is not a whit better than to commit ordinary murder.



There were moments growing up where I felt beautiful, but I truly didn't feel beautiful all of the time until I became a mom. It really allowed me to realize no one is perfect.

There were moments growing up where I felt beautiful, but I truly didn't feel beautiful all of the time until I became a mom. It really allowed me to realize no one is perfect.



I don't have examples in my life of people who are all good or bad; I have deeply loved many people who are both, and I relate to those kinds of people on a far greater level.

I don't have examples in my life of people who are all good or bad; I have deeply loved many people who are both, and I relate to those kinds of people on a far greater level.



The State is the coldest of all cold monsters, and coldly it tells lies, and this lie drones on from its mouth: 'I, the State, am the people'.

The State is the coldest of all cold monsters, and coldly it tells lies, and this lie drones on from its mouth: 'I, the State, am the people'.



Profanity is filthiness. A person is known as much by his language as he is by the company he keeps...Filthiness in any form is degrading and soul-destroying and should be avoided.

Profanity is filthiness. A person is known as much by his language as he is by the company he keeps...Filthiness in any form is degrading and soul-destroying and should be avoided.



Standing on the fringes of life... offers a unique perspective. But there comes a time to see what it looks like from the dance floor.

Standing on the fringes of life... offers a unique perspective. But there comes a time to see what it looks like from the dance floor.



Any kind of business or start-up you have, you're going to be faced with a lot of people who maybe don't believe in it or see the vision or just say no.

Any kind of business or start-up you have, you're going to be faced with a lot of people who maybe don't believe in it or see the vision or just say no.




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "And history becomes legend and legend becomes history.". Author of this quote is Jean Cocteau. This quote is about legends, history,.