Comfort and Luxury – Quote by Jean Cocteau

„You have comfort. You don't have luxury. And don't tell me that money plays a part. The luxury I advocate has nothing to do with money. It cannot be bought. It is the reward of those who have NO Fear or Discomfort.“

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Jean Cocteau was a French writer, film director, and painter.

Jean Cocteau distinguishes between purchasable comfort and an inner luxury that arises from freedom from fear and discomfort.


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Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau was born in 1889 in Maisons-Laffitte near Paris and died in 1963 in Milly-la-Forêt. He published his first poems at the age of 17, and his first poetry collections appeared in 1909. In addition to literature, he worked in film, painting, and ballet.

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