Sooner barbarity than boredom.

Quote by Theophile Gautier

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It is difficult to obtain the friendship of a cat. It is a philosophical animal......

It is difficult to obtain the friendship of a cat. It is a philosophical animal......

Chance is the pseudonym of God when he did not want to sign.

Chance is the pseudonym of God when he did not want to sign.

The cat is a dilettante in fur.

The cat is a dilettante in fur.

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

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

Any man who does not have his inner world to translate is not an artist.

Any man who does not have his inner world to translate is not an artist.

Yes, the work comes out more beautiful from a material that resists the process, verse,...

Yes, the work comes out more beautiful from a material that resists the process, verse,...

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

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

A cat will be your friend, but never your slave.

A cat will be your friend, but never your slave.

You do not become a critic until it has been completely established to your own...

You do not become a critic until it has been completely established to your own...

Forget love, I'd rather fall in chocolate.

Forget love, I'd rather fall in chocolate.

I am a man for whom the outside world exists.

I am a man for whom the outside world exists.

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

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

The word poet literally means maker: anything which is not well made doesn't exist.

The word poet literally means maker: anything which is not well made doesn't exist.

I am one of those for whom superfluity is a necessity.

I am one of those for whom superfluity is a necessity.

Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect.

Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect.

It is difficult to obtain the friendship of a cat. It is a philosophical animal...one...

It is difficult to obtain the friendship of a cat. It is a philosophical animal...one...

What I write is not for little girls.

What I write is not for little girls.

I was born to travel and write verse.

I was born to travel and write verse.

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

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

Eyes so transparent that through them the soul is seen.

Eyes so transparent that through them the soul is seen.