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Find first, seek later.

— Jean Cocteau

More from Jean Cocteau

  1. Hasten slowly. Run faster than beauty.
  2. Be helpful, even if it compromises you.
  3. One is either judge or accused. The judge sits, the accused stands. Live on your feet.
  4. Compromise yourself. Obscure your own trail.
  5. Be a constant outrage to modesty There is nothing to fear: modesty is exercised only among the blind.
  6. He who is affected by an insult is infected by it.
  7. Do not take up cause against the inaccuracies printed about you. They are your protection.
  8. Understand that some of your enemies are amongst your best friends.

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Topics in this quote

  • process
  • discovery
  • intuition
  • planning
  • strategy

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