"Modesty was made for the ugly." — Theophile Gautier

"Modesty was made for the ugly."

— Theophile Gautier

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45 Quotes by Theophile Gautier

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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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This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. — Hannah Arendt
Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would… — Hannah Arendt
Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth… — Pietro Aretino
Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood. — Pietro Aretino
I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing. — Dario Argento
In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento

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