The production of a work of art is determined by the material and intellectual climate in which a man lives and dies.
Hippolyte TaineHis tongue is by turns a sponge, a brush, a comb. He cleans himself, he smooths himself, he knows what is proper.
Hippolyte TaineWe study ourselves three weeks, we love each other three months, we squabble three years, we tolerate each other thirty years, and then the children start all over again.
Hippolyte TaineI've met many thinkers and many cats, but the wisdom of cats is infinitely superior.
Hippolyte Taine