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Charles Baudelaire Quotes

Charles Baudelaire quotes

French Poet, Critic April 9, 1821 – August 31, 1867

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Charles Baudelaire quote: "What is art? Prostitution."
What is art? Prostitution. Charles Baudelaire
Modernity signifies the transitory, the fugitive, the contingent, the half of art of which the other half is the eternal and the immutable. Charles Baudelaire
It is by universal misunderstanding that all agree. For if, by ill luck, people understood each other, they would never agree. Charles Baudelaire
Charles Baudelaire quote: "I know that pain is the one nobility / upon which Hell itself..."
I know that pain is the one nobility / upon which Hell itself cannot encroach Charles Baudelaire
If rape and deadly poison, daggers and the flame / Have not embroidered some diverting scenery / Upon the boring canvas of our destiny, / The slackness of our souls, alas! must be to blame! Charles Baudelaire
Charles Baudelaire quote: "There is no such thing as a long piece of work, except one..."
There is no such thing as a long piece of work, except one that you dare not start. Charles Baudelaire
Charles Baudelaire quote: "I am but little disposed to put things in writing. One almost..."
I am but little disposed to put things in writing. One almost always regrets doing so. Charles Baudelaire
Charles Baudelaire quote: "With wine, poetry, or virtueas you choose. But get drunk."
With wine, poetry, or virtueas you choose. But get drunk. Charles Baudelaire
One should always be drunk. That's all that matters...But with what? With wine, with poetry, or with virtue, as you chose. But get drunk. Charles Baudelaire
Charles Baudelaire quote: "For the merchant, even honesty is a financial speculation."
For the merchant, even honesty is a financial speculation. Charles Baudelaire
Charles Baudelaire quote: "A sweetheart is a bottle of wine, a wife is a wine bottle."
A sweetheart is a bottle of wine, a wife is a wine bottle. Charles Baudelaire
Charles Baudelaire quote: "Progress, this great heresy of decay."
Progress, this great heresy of decay. Charles Baudelaire
Charles Baudelaire quote: "It always seems to me that I should feel well in the place..."
It always seems to me that I should feel well in the place where I am not. Charles Baudelaire
Any newspaper, from the first line to the last, is nothing but a web of horrors, I cannot understand how an innocent hand can touch a newspaper without convulsing in disgust. Charles Baudelaire
Charles Baudelaire quote: "To be a great man and a saint for oneself, that is the only..."
To be a great man and a saint for oneself, that is the only important thing. Charles Baudelaire

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