Theophile Gautier Quotes

“Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect.”

“If you are worthy of its affection, a cat will be your friend but never your slave.”

“Cats are mysterious kind of folk - there is more passing in their minds than we are aware of.”

“To love is to admire with the heart; to admire is to love with the mind”

To love is to admire with the heart to admire is to love with the mind.

The cat is a dilettante in fur.

I was born to travel and write verse.

Art is beauty, the perpetual invention of detail, the choice of words, the exquisite care of execution.

It is difficult to obtain the friendship of a cat. It is a philosophical animal... one that does not place its affections thoughtlessly.

Quotes by Theophile Gautier