"I am one of those for whom superfluity…" — Theophile Gautier

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

— Theophile Gautier

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45 Quotes by Theophile Gautier

Theophile Gautier has 45 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

If you are worthy of its affection, a cat will be your friend but never your slave.
[A cat] will lie the whole evening on your knee, purring and happy in your society...
[A cat] will make itself the companion of your hours of work, of loneliness, or of sadness.
Once [a cat] has given its love, what absolute confidence, what fidelity of affection!
It is difficult to obtain the friendship of a cat.
Sometimes he will sit on the carpet in front of you, looking at you with eyes so melting, so caressing…
Our busy age does not always have time to read, but it always has time to look.
Sometimes he sits at your feet looking into your face with an expression so gentle and caressing that the depth…
Sooner barbarity than boredom.
The years I have squandered in puerile excitement, in going hither and thither, in seeking to force nature and time,…
No one is truly dead until they are no longer loved.
Yes I have loved, as no one on earth ever loved, with an insensate and furious love, so violent that…

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To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would… — Hannah Arendt
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We must all make peace so that we can all live in peace. — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
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I love recording music. — J. J. Abrams
Hope is the dream of a waking man. — Aristotle
Education is the best provision for old age. — Aristotle
I've had the same friends since I was in kindergarten. — J. J. Abrams
I also have this incredible love for women. — Kevyn Aucoin

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