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
inspirational motivational friendship
It is difficult to obtain the friendship of a cat. It is a philosophical animal... one that does not place its affections thoughtlessly.
dog heart animal
The purity of a person's heart can be quickly measured by how they regard animals
guests welcome brevity
Brevity never fatigues; therefore, brevity is always a welcome guest.
ugly modesty made
Modesty was made for the ugly.
heart earth wonder
Yes I have loved, as no one on earth ever loved, with an insensate and furious love, so violent that I wonder it did not break my heart
travel writing born
I was born to travel and write verse.
blessing boredom barbarity
Sooner barbarity than boredom.
beautiful process marble
Yes, the work comes out more beautiful from a material that resists the process, verse, marble, onyx, or enamel.
may aging silver
It may well be that the pictures of Courbet, Manet, Monet and their like contain beauties which escape the notice of such old romantic heads as ours, already streaked with silver threads.
race heaven progress
Good heavens! what a foolish thing is this pretended perfectibility of the human race which is continually being dinned into our ears!
powerful argument persuasive
With all women gentleness is the most persuasive and powerful argument.
manners gentle prove
It is gentle manners which prove so irresistible in women.
beautiful ugly ends
Only that which serves no end is beautiful; everything useful is ugly.
dog believe cat
Who can believe that there is no soul behind those luminous eyes!