Man can live about forty days without food, about three days... - Théophile Gautier

This quote is attributed to Théophile Gautier.

"Man can live about forty days without food, about three days without water, about eight minutes without air, but only for one second without hope"

Théophile Gautier Hope

Poet Novelist French 1811–1872

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