Gautier

Famous quotes containing the word gautier:

“Good heavens! what a foolish thing is this pretended perfectibility of the human race which is continually being dinned into our ears!”
—Théophile Gautier (1811–1872)

“The word poet literally means maker: anything which is not well made doesn’t exist.”
—Théophile Gautier (1811–1872)

“There is nothing truly beautiful but that which can never be of any use whatsoever; everything useful is ugly, for it is the expression of some need, and man’s needs are ignoble and disgusting like his own poor and infirm nature. The most useful place in a house is the water-closet.”
—Théophile Gautier (1811–1872)