Theophile Gautier
Theophile Gautier
Pierre Jules Théophile Gautierwas a French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and art and literary critic...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth30 August 1811
CountryFrance
ugly modesty made
Modesty was made for the ugly.
travel writing born
I was born to travel and write verse.
manners gentle prove
It is gentle manners which prove so irresistible in women.
horse home adventure
The pleasure in traveling consists of the obstacles, the fatigue, and even the danger. What charm can anyone find in an excursion when he is always sure of reaching his destination, of having horses ready waiting for him, a soft bed, an excellent supper, and all the eases and comfort he can enjoy in his own home! One of the great misfortunes of modern life is the want of any sudden surprise, and the absence of all adventure. Everything is so well arranged.
friendship philosophical cat
It is a difficult matter to gain the affection of a cat. He is a philosophical, methodical animal, tenacious of his own habits, fond of order and neatness, and disinclined to extravagant sentiment. He will be your friend, if he finds you worthy of friendship, but not your slave.
loneliness sadness cat
[A cat] will make itself the companion of your hours of work, of loneliness, or of sadness.
gratitude heart cutting
What well-bred woman would refuse her heart to a man who had just saved her life? Not one; and gratitude is a short cut which speedily leads to love.
greatest-love grows
When we love - we grow
beauty beautiful men
There is nothing truly beautiful but that which can never be of any use whatsoever; everything useful is ugly, for it is the expression of some need, and man's needs are ignoble and disgusting like his own poor and infirm nature. The most useful place in a house is the water-closet.
beauty art tasks
To extract beauty from one's own milieu is one of the most difficult tasks of art.