Quotes by Cocteau, Jean

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

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

Take a commonplace, clean it and polish it, light it so that it produc >>

Quotations about Asceticism

The main motive for nonattachment is a desire to escape from the pain >>

If a hermit lives in a state of ecstasy, his lack of comfort becomes t >>

The ascetic makes a necessity of virtue. >>

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

Cocteau, Jean