Quotations about   dilettante

Note that not all quotations have been tagged, so the Search function may find additional quotations on this topic.


The cat is a dilettante in fur.

Théophile Gautier (1811-1872) French poet, writer, critic
Ménagerie Intime, ch. 1 “Temps Anciens” (1864)
    (Source)

Paraphrase of an anecdote about his cat, Madame Théophile, who would lay a paw on a visiting singer's lips if a certain high note were sung, often tested by guests: "The dilettante in fur was not to be deceived." [Il était impossible de tromper sur la note cette chatte dilettante.]

Excerpted in Champfleury, The Cat, Past and Present, "Supplementary Notes by the Translator" (1869) [tr. Hoey (1885)]
Added on 15-Dec-20 | Last updated 15-Dec-20
Link to this post | No comments
Topics: , , ,
More quotes by Gautier, Theophile

And therefore knowledge that tendeth but to satisfaction, is but as a courtesan, which is for pleasure, and not for fruit or generation.

Francis Bacon (1561-1626) English philosopher, scientist, author, statesman
Valerius Terminus: Of the Interpretation of Nature, ch. 1 (1603)
    (Source)
Added on 28-Jul-16 | Last updated 25-Mar-22
Link to this post | No comments
Topics: , , , , , ,
More quotes by Bacon, Francis