Do not close the circle. Leave it open. Descartes closes the circle. Pascal leaves it open. Rousseau's triumph over the encyclopedists is to have lef… - Jean Cocteau

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Do not close the circle. Leave it open. Descartes closes the circle. Pascal leaves it open. Rousseau's triumph over the encyclopedists is to have left his circle open when they closed theirs.

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About Jean Cocteau

Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (5 July 1889 – 11 October 1963) was a French poet, novelist, painter, and filmmaker.

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Alternative Names: Clément Eugène Jean Pierre Cocteau Zhan Kokto Eugène Jean Maurice Cocteau Eugene Jean Maurice Cocteau
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