Théophile Gautier Quote

True paradise is not in heaven, but in the mouth of the beloved woman.

One of the glories of civilization would be to have improved the fate of animals.

Théophile Gautier

Love a cloud, love a woman, but love.

Théophile Gautier

Chance is the pseudonym of God when He doesn't want to sign.

Théophile Gautier

To be born is just to begin to die.

Théophile Gautier

Genius is the one who, at every moment, knows how to translate their thoughts into actions.

Théophile Gautier

Every hour wounds, the last one finishes us.

Théophile Gautier

To reduce the infinite to the finite, the unattainable to the humanly real, there is only one path: concentration.

Théophile Gautier

When viewed in the darkroom of memory, things take on a singular relief.

Théophile Gautier