The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was obviously a poet; the first to repeat it was possibly an idiot. -Salvador Dali

 

The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was obviously a poet; the first to repeat it was possibly an idiot.


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This quote is just one of 10 total Salvador Dali quotes in our collection. Salvador Dali is known for saying 'The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was obviously a poet; the first to repeat it was possibly an idiot.' as well as some of the following quotes.

There are some days when I think I'm going to die from an overdose of satisfaction.

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I don't do drugs: I am drugs.

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There is only one difference between a madman and me. I am not mad. -Salvador Dali
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Drawing is the honesty of the art. There is no possibility of cheating. It is either good or bad.

Salvador Dali
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It is not necessary for the public to know whether I am joking or whether I am serious, just as it is not necessary for me to know it myself.

Salvador Dali
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Repulsion is the sentry that guards the gate to all that we most desire. -Salvador Dali
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The only difference between me and a madman is that I am not mad.

Salvador Dali
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