Theophile Gautier was a famous Poet from France, who lived between August 30, 1811 and October 23, 1872. He/she became 61 years old.
Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac virgo, who is known for Analyzing, Practical, Reflective, Observation, Thoughtful.
Our collection contains 19 quotes who is written / told by Theophile.
19 Famous quotes by Theophile Gautier
"Eyes so transparent that through them the soul is seen"
"Chance is the pseudonym of God when he did not want to sign"
"A cat will be your friend, but never your slave"
"It is difficult to obtain the friendship of a cat. It is a philosophical animal... one that does not place its affections thoughtlessly"
"Art is beauty, the perpetual invention of detail, the choice of words, the exquisite care of execution"
"To love is to admire with the heart; to admire is to love with the mind"
"I am one of those for whom superfluity is a necessity"
"Yes, the work comes out more beautiful from a material that resists the process, verse, marble, onyx, or enamel"
"What I write is not for little girls"
"The cat is a dilettante in fur"
"Sooner barbarity than boredom"
"I was born to travel and write verse"
"I am a man for whom the outside world exists"
"Critical lice are like body lice, which desert corpses to seek the living"
"You do not become a critic until it has been completely established to your own satisfaction that you cannot be a poet"
"If you are worthy of its affection, a cat will be your friend but never your slave"
"Any man who does not have his inner world to translate is not an artist"
"The word poet literally means maker: anything which is not well made doesn't exist"
