It is difficult to obtain the friendship... by Theophile Gautier | We Heart Quotes

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

- Theophile Gautier

Other quotes by Theophile Gautier

The most fitting occupation for a civilized man is to do nothing.

- Theophile Gautier

A cat will lie the whole evening on your knee, purring and happy in your society.

- Theophile Gautier

Cats are the tigers of us poor devils.

- Theophile Gautier

Modesty was made for the ugly.

- Theophile Gautier

Necessity

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

- Theophile Gautier

Great artists do not copy what they see, but what they desire.

- Theophile Gautier

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