Champfleury quotes
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“A little drowsing cat is an image of perfect beatitude.”
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“There is no more intrepid explorer than a kitten.”
-- ChampfleurySource : Champfleury (1885). “The Cat, Past and Present”
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“A kitten is the delight of a household. All day long, comedy is played by an incomparable actor.”
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“If you would know what a cat is thinking about, you must hold its paw in your hand for a long time...”
-- ChampfleurySource : Champfleury (1885). “The Cat, Past and Present”
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“The love of dress is very marked in this attractive animal; he is proud of the lustre of his coat, and cannot endure that a hair of it shall lie the wrong way. When the cat has eaten, he passes his tongue several times over both sides of his jaws, and his whiskers, in order to clean them thoroughly; he keeps his coat clean with a prickly tongue which fulfills the office of the curry-comb.”
-- ChampfleurySource : Champfleury (1885). “The Cat, Past and Present”
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“[A kitten] gets himself into every kind of trouble...”
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“He is proud of the lustre of his coat, and cannot endure that a hair of it shall lie the wrong way.”
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“The love of dress is very marked in this attractive animal.”
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“Refined and delicate natures understand the cat. Women, poets, and artists hold it in great esteem, for they recognize the exquisite delicacy of its nervous system; indeed, only coarse natures fail to discern the natural distinction of the cat.”
-- ChampfleurySource : Champfleury (1885). “The Cat, Past and Present”
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“This is all you need in life: a computer, a camera, and a cat.”
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“I love the voice - it’s the most perfect instrument ever heard. It’s God given.”
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“You are magnificent beyond measure, perfect in your imperfections, and wonderfully made.”
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“Islam is perfect, there is nothing to be added or changed.”
Source : "'We Should Not Fear Being Called Radical'". Interview with Farish A. Noor, theseoultimes.com.
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“When you get to my age life seems little more than one long march to and from the lavatory.”
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“I have little shame, no dignity – all in the name of a better cause.”
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“I rarely drink from the bottle, but I'll smoke a little weed,”
Source : Song: Country Boy, Album: Town Line, 2011
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