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

Quote by Theophile Gautier

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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

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.

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 was born to travel and write verse.

I was born to travel and write verse.

Love is perhaps the only glimpse of eternity.

Love is perhaps the only glimpse of eternity.

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

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

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...

Forget love, I'd rather fall in chocolate.

Forget love, I'd rather fall in chocolate.

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......

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...

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...

When we love - we grow

When we love - we grow

Critical lice are like body lice, which desert corpses to seek the living.

Critical lice are like body lice, which desert corpses to seek the living.

Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect.

Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect.

Books follow morals, and not morals books.

Books follow morals, and not morals books.

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.

What I write is not for little girls.

What I write is not for little girls.

I am a man for whom the outside world exists.

I am a man for whom the outside world exists.