Let us beware of common folk, of common sense, of sentiment, of inspiration, and of the obvious.

Quote by Charles Baudelaire

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It is from the womb of art that criticism was born.

It is from the womb of art that criticism was born.

Sexuality is the lyricism of the masses.

Sexuality is the lyricism of the masses.

Evil is done without effort, naturally, it is the working of fate; good is always...

Evil is done without effort, naturally, it is the working of fate; good is always...

The life of our city is rich in poetic and marvelous subjects. We are enveloped...

The life of our city is rich in poetic and marvelous subjects. We are enveloped...

But a dandy can never be a vulgar man.

But a dandy can never be a vulgar man.

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.

Poetry and progress are like two ambitious men who hate one another with an instinctive...

Poetry and progress are like two ambitious men who hate one another with an instinctive...

Evil is committed without effort, naturally, fatally; goodness is always the product of some art.

Evil is committed without effort, naturally, fatally; goodness is always the product of some art.

It is by universal misunderstanding that all agree. For if, by ill luck, people understood...

It is by universal misunderstanding that all agree. For if, by ill luck, people understood...

There is no such thing as a long piece of work, except one that you...

There is no such thing as a long piece of work, except one that you...

I love Wagner, but the music I prefer is that of a cat hung up...

I love Wagner, but the music I prefer is that of a cat hung up...

Our religion is itself profoundly sad - a religion of universal anguish, and one which,...

Our religion is itself profoundly sad - a religion of universal anguish, and one which,...

The study of beauty is a duel in which the artist cries with terror before...

The study of beauty is a duel in which the artist cries with terror before...

Inspiration comes of working every day.

Inspiration comes of working every day.

The unique and supreme voluptuousness of love lies in the certainty of committing evil. And...

The unique and supreme voluptuousness of love lies in the certainty of committing evil. And...

Nothing can be done except little by little.

Nothing can be done except little by little.

How little remains of the man I once was, save the memory of him! But...

How little remains of the man I once was, save the memory of him! But...

Anybody, providing he knows how to be amusing, has the right to talk about himself.

Anybody, providing he knows how to be amusing, has the right to talk about himself.

To say the word Romanticism is to say modern art - that is, intimacy, spirituality,...

To say the word Romanticism is to say modern art - that is, intimacy, spirituality,...

The pleasure we derive from the representation of the present is due, not only to...

The pleasure we derive from the representation of the present is due, not only to...