Only that which serves no end is beautif... by Theophile Gautier | We Heart Quotes

Art poet journalist playwright Theatre

Only that which serves no end is beautiful; everything useful is ugly.

- Theophile Gautier

Other quotes by Theophile Gautier

Mind Love

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

- Theophile Gautier

The cat makes himself the companion of your hours of solitude, melancholy and toil.

- Theophile Gautier

Friend Will

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

- Theophile Gautier

Girls

What I write is not for little girls.

- Theophile Gautier

Our busy age does not always have time to read, but it always has time to look.

- Theophile Gautier

Friend Will

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

- Theophile Gautier

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