A cat will lie the whole evening on your... by Theophile Gautier | We Heart Quotes

Art poet Theatre journalist playwright

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

- Theophile Gautier

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It is gentle manners which prove so irresistible in women.

- Theophile Gautier

God Want

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

- Theophile Gautier

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

Satisfaction

You do not become a critic until it has been completely established to your own satisfaction that you cannot be a poet.

- Theophile Gautier

Mind Love

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

- Theophile Gautier

Fortune loves to give bedroom slippers to people with wooden legs, and gloves to those with no hands.

- Theophile Gautier

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