Theophile Gautier
Theophile Gautier
Pierre Jules Théophile Gautierwas a French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and art and literary critic...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth30 August 1811
CountryFrance
friendship philosophical cat
It is a difficult matter to gain the affection of a cat. He is a philosophical, methodical animal, tenacious of his own habits, fond of order and neatness, and disinclined to extravagant sentiment. He will be your friend, if he finds you worthy of friendship, but not your slave.
lying cat evening
[A cat] will lie the whole evening on your knee, purring and happy in your society...
loneliness sadness cat
[A cat] will make itself the companion of your hours of work, of loneliness, or of sadness.
cat devil poor
Cats are the tigers of us poor devils.
believe cat eye
Sometimes he will sit on the carpet in front of you, looking at you with eyes so melting, so caressing and so human, that they almost frighten you, for it is impossible to believe that a soul is not there.
cat affection fidelity
Once [a cat] has given its love, what absolute confidence, what fidelity of affection!
cat animal-behavior difficult
It is difficult to obtain the friendship of a cat.
cat solitude toil
The cat makes himself the companion of your hours of solitude, melancholy and toil.
cat fur dilettantes
The cat is a dilettante in fur.
cat affection slave
If you are worthy of its affection, a cat will be your friend but never your slave.
cat expression feet
Sometimes he sits at your feet looking into your face with an expression so gentle and caressing that the depth of his gaze startles you.
dog believe cat
Who can believe that there is no soul behind those luminous eyes!
chance god pseudonym
Chance is the pseudonym of God when he did not want to sign.
A cat will be your friend, but never your slave.