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Charles Baudelaire Quotes

It is by universal misunderstanding that all agree. For if, by ill luck, people understood each other, they would never agree Picture Quote #1

It is necessary to work, if not from inclination, at least from despair. Everything considered, work is less boring than amusing oneself Picture Quote #1

Let us beware of common folk, of common sense, of sentiment, of inspiration, and of the obvious Picture Quote #1

The insatiable thirst for everything which lies beyond, and which life reveals, is the most living proof of our immortality Picture Quote #1

The life of our city is rich in poetic and marvelous subjects. We are enveloped and steeped as though in an atmosphere of the marvelous; but we do not notice it Picture Quote #1

The man who says his evening prayer is a captain posting his sentinels. He can sleep Picture Quote #1

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The poet enjoys the incomparable privilege of being able to be himself and others, as he wishes Picture Quote #1

There is no dream of love, however ideal it may be, which does not end up with a fat, greedy baby hanging from the breast Picture Quote #1

There is no such thing as a long piece of work, except one that you dare not start Picture Quote #1

To be a great man and a saint for oneself, that is the only important thing Picture Quote #1

To the solemn graves, near a lonely cemetery, my heart like a muffled drum is beating funeral marches Picture Quote #1

In this horror of solitude, this need to lose his ego in exterior flesh, which man calls grandly the need for love Picture Quote #1

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If a given combination of trees, mountains, water, and houses, say a landscape, is beautiful, it is not so by itself, but because of me, of my favor, of the idea or feeling I attach to it Picture Quote #1

Every idea is endowed of itself with immortal life, like a human being. All created form, even that which is created by man, is immortal. For form is independent of matter: molecules do not constitute form Picture Quote #1

The more a man cultivates the arts the less he fornicates. A more and more apparent cleavage occurs between the spirit and the brute Picture Quote #1

Both ardent lovers and austere scholars, when once they come to the years of discretion, love cats, so strong and gentle, the pride of the household, who like them are sensitive to the cold, and sedentary Picture Quote #1

To be just, that is to say, to justify its existence, criticism should be partial, passionate and political, that is to say, written from an exclusive point of view, but a point of view that opens up the widest horizons Picture Quote #1

All fashions are charming, or rather relatively charming, each one being a new striving, more or less well conceived, after beauty, an approximate statement of an ideal, the desire for which constantly teases the unsatisfied human mind Picture Quote #1

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It is unfortunately very true that, without leisure and money, love can be no more than an orgy of the common man. Instead of being a sudden impulse full of ardor and reverie, it becomes a distastefully utilitarian affair Picture Quote #1

The whole visible universe is but a storehouse of images and signs to which the imagination will give a relative place and value; it is a sort of pasture which the imagination must digest and transform Picture Quote #1

Forest, I fear you! In my ruined heart your roaring wakens the same agony as in cathedrals when the organ moans and from the depths I hear that I am damned Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

In order not to feel time’s horrid fardel bruise your shoulders, grinding you into the earth, get drunk and stay that way. On what? On wine, poetry, virtue, whatever. But get drunk! Picture Quote #1

He who looks through an open window sees fewer things than he who looks through a closed window Picture Quote #1

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A friend of mine, the most innocuous dreamer who ever lived, once set a forest on fire to see, as he said, if it would catch as easily as people said. The first ten times the experiment was a failure; but on the eleventh it succeeded all too well Picture Quote #1

What can an eternity of damnation matter to someone who has felt, if only for a second, the infinity of delight? Picture Quote #1

Life has but one true charm: the charm of the game. But what if we’re indifferent to whether we win or lose? Picture Quote #1

What strange phenomena we find in a great city, all we need do is stroll about with our eyes open. Life swarms with innocent monsters Picture Quote #1

He possessed the logic of all good intentions and a knowledge of all the tricks of his trade, and yet he never succeeded at anything, because he believed too much in the impossible. Surprising? Why so? He was forever in the act of conceiving it! Picture Quote #1

It is at despair at not being able to be noble and beautiful by natural means that we have made up our faces so strangely Picture Quote #1

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It is by universal misunderstanding that all agree. For if, by ill luck, people understood each other, they would never agree (Charles Baudelaire Quotes) It is necessary to work, if not from inclination, at least from despair. Everything considered, work is less boring than amusing oneself (Charles Baudelaire Quotes) Let us beware of common folk, of common sense, of sentiment, of inspiration, and of the obvious (Charles Baudelaire Quotes) The insatiable thirst for everything which lies beyond, and which life reveals, is the most living proof of our immortality (Charles Baudelaire Quotes) The life of our city is rich in poetic and marvelous subjects. We are enveloped and steeped as though in an atmosphere of the marvelous; but we do not notice it (Charles Baudelaire Quotes) The man who says his evening prayer is a captain posting his sentinels. He can sleep (Charles Baudelaire Quotes) The poet enjoys the incomparable privilege of being able to be himself and others, as he wishes (Charles Baudelaire Quotes) There is no dream of love, however ideal it may be, which does not end up with a fat, greedy baby hanging from the breast (Charles Baudelaire Quotes) There is no such thing as a long piece of work, except one that you dare not start (Charles Baudelaire Quotes) To be a great man and a saint for oneself, that is the only important thing (Charles Baudelaire Quotes) To the solemn graves, near a lonely cemetery, my heart like a muffled drum is beating funeral marches (Charles Baudelaire Quotes) In this horror of solitude, this need to lose his ego in exterior flesh, which man calls grandly the need for love (Charles Baudelaire Quotes) If a given combination of trees, mountains, water, and houses, say a landscape, is beautiful, it is not so by itself, but because of me, of my favor, of the idea or feeling I attach to it (Charles Baudelaire Quotes) Every idea is endowed of itself with immortal life, like a human being. All created form, even that which is created by man, is immortal. For form is independent of matter: molecules do not constitute form (Charles Baudelaire Quotes) The more a man cultivates the arts the less he fornicates. A more and more apparent cleavage occurs between the spirit and the brute (Charles Baudelaire Quotes) Both ardent lovers and austere scholars, when once they come to the years of discretion, love cats, so strong and gentle, the pride of the household, who like them are sensitive to the cold, and sedentary (Charles Baudelaire Quotes) To be just, that is to say, to justify its existence, criticism should be partial, passionate and political, that is to say, written from an exclusive point of view, but a point of view that opens up the widest horizons (Charles Baudelaire Quotes) All fashions are charming, or rather relatively charming, each one being a new striving, more or less well conceived, after beauty, an approximate statement of an ideal, the desire for which constantly teases the unsatisfied human mind (Charles Baudelaire Quotes) It is unfortunately very true that, without leisure and money, love can be no more than an orgy of the common man. Instead of being a sudden impulse full of ardor and reverie, it becomes a distastefully utilitarian affair (Charles Baudelaire Quotes) The whole visible universe is but a storehouse of images and signs to which the imagination will give a relative place and value; it is a sort of pasture which the imagination must digest and transform (Charles Baudelaire Quotes) Forest, I fear you! In my ruined heart your roaring wakens the same agony as in cathedrals when the organ moans and from the depths I hear that I am damned (Charles Baudelaire Quotes) 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 Quotes) In order not to feel time’s horrid fardel bruise your shoulders, grinding you into the earth, get drunk and stay that way. On what? On wine, poetry, virtue, whatever. But get drunk! (Charles Baudelaire Quotes) He who looks through an open window sees fewer things than he who looks through a closed window (Charles Baudelaire Quotes) A friend of mine, the most innocuous dreamer who ever lived, once set a forest on fire to see, as he said, if it would catch as easily as people said. The first ten times the experiment was a failure; but on the eleventh it succeeded all too well (Charles Baudelaire Quotes) What can an eternity of damnation matter to someone who has felt, if only for a second, the infinity of delight? (Charles Baudelaire Quotes) Life has but one true charm: the charm of the game. But what if we’re indifferent to whether we win or lose? (Charles Baudelaire Quotes) What strange phenomena we find in a great city, all we need do is stroll about with our eyes open. Life swarms with innocent monsters (Charles Baudelaire Quotes) He possessed the logic of all good intentions and a knowledge of all the tricks of his trade, and yet he never succeeded at anything, because he believed too much in the impossible. Surprising? Why so? He was forever in the act of conceiving it! (Charles Baudelaire Quotes) It is at despair at not being able to be noble and beautiful by natural means that we have made up our faces so strangely (Charles Baudelaire Quotes)

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