Théophile Gautier Quote

The affectation of virtue which characterizes this century would be very ludicrous, if it were not very tiresome.


A Thousand Flashes of French Wit, Wisdom, and Wickedness (1886)


The affectation of virtue which characterizes this century would be very ludicrous, if it were not very tiresome.

The affectation of virtue which characterizes this century would be very ludicrous, if it were not very tiresome.

The affectation of virtue which characterizes this century would be very ludicrous, if it were not very tiresome.

The affectation of virtue which characterizes this century would be very ludicrous, if it were not very tiresome.