Émaux et Camées Quotes

“And of a Sunday swarm the folk
Under the honeysuckle vine,
Quaffing, the while they talk and smoke,
The sun, the melody, the wine.”
― Théophile Gautier, Émaux et Camées

“Things perish. Gods have passed.
But song sublimely cast
Shall citadels outlast.”
― Théophile Gautier, Émaux et Camées

“For Art alone is great:
The bust survives the state,
The crown the potentate.”
― Théophile Gautier, Émaux et Camées