Books follow morals, and not morals books.

Quote by Theophile Gautier

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Eyes so transparent that through them the soul is seen.

Eyes so transparent that through them the soul is seen.

Forget love, I'd rather fall in chocolate.

Forget love, I'd rather fall in chocolate.

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...

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...

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...

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......

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

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

Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect.

Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect.

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,...

When we love - we grow

When we love - we grow

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Love is perhaps the only glimpse of eternity.

Love is perhaps the only glimpse of eternity.

I was born to travel and write verse.

I was born to travel and write verse.

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...

Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases

Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases

In wonder all philosophy began, in wonder it ends, and admiration fill up the interspace;...

In wonder all philosophy began, in wonder it ends, and admiration fill up the interspace;...

Ignorance is the mother of admiration

Ignorance is the mother of admiration

It is by not always thinking of yourself, if you can manage it, that you...

It is by not always thinking of yourself, if you can manage it, that you...