Théophile Thoré
Étienne-Joseph-Théophile Thoré, dit William Bürger, puis Théophile Thoré-Bürger, né à La Flèche (Sarthe) le 23 juin 1807 et mort à Paris le 30 avril 1869, est un journaliste et critique d'art français, surtout connu pour sa redécouverte de Vermeer.
“When a pebble is thrown into a lake, everything, down to the furthermost depths, moves with it. ... And if, afterwards, everything seems as it was, the level of the lake has none the less been raised by imperceptible, incalculable degree. The old order has been overthrown -- by a pebble.”
Théophile Thoré
“Think, speak, and act. With age comes self-reproach: I might have done more. Therefore now do!”
Théophile Thoré