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

~Theophile Gautier

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

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Art is beauty, the perpetual invention of detail, the choice of words, the exquisite care of execution.

~Theophile Gautier

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The cat is a dilettante in fur.

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It is difficult to obtain the friendship of a cat. It is a philosophical animal... one that does not place its affections thoughtlessly.

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

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What I write is not for little girls.

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Yes, the work comes out more beautiful from a material that resists the process, verse, marble, onyx, or enamel.

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Eyes so transparent that through them the soul is seen.

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

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Poet

Born: August 30th, 1811

Died: October 23rd, 1872

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