The being who, for most men, is the source of the most lively, and even, be it said, to the shame of philosophical delights, the most lasting joys; the being towards or for whom all their efforts tend for whom…

Quote by Charles Baudelaire

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Any man who does not accept the conditions of life sells his soul.

Any man who does not accept the conditions of life sells his soul.

A frenzied passion for art is a canker that devours everything else.

A frenzied passion for art is a canker that devours everything else.

What is exhilarating in bad taste is the aristocratic pleasure of giving offense.

What is exhilarating in bad taste is the aristocratic pleasure of giving offense.

Genius is no more than childhood recaptured at will, childhood equipped now with man's physical...

Genius is no more than childhood recaptured at will, childhood equipped now with man's physical...

For the merchant, even honesty is a financial speculation.

For the merchant, even honesty is a financial speculation.

Who among us has not, in moments of ambition, dreamt of the miracle of a...

Who among us has not, in moments of ambition, dreamt of the miracle of a...

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

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

It is the hour to be drunken! to escape being the martyred slaves of time,...

It is the hour to be drunken! to escape being the martyred slaves of time,...

Everything considered, work is less boring than amusing oneself.

Everything considered, work is less boring than amusing oneself.

Even if it were proven that God didn't exist, Religion would still be Saintly and...

Even if it were proven that God didn't exist, Religion would still be Saintly and...

Modernity is the transient, the fleeting, the contingent; it is one half of art, the...

Modernity is the transient, the fleeting, the contingent; it is one half of art, the...

To be a great man and a saint for oneself, that is the only important...

To be a great man and a saint for oneself, that is the only important...

Modernity signifies the transitory, the fugitive, the contingent, the half of art of which the...

Modernity signifies the transitory, the fugitive, the contingent, the half of art of which the...

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...

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.

The priest is an immense being because he makes the crowd believe astonishing things.

The priest is an immense being because he makes the crowd believe astonishing things.

Beauty is the sole ambition, the exclusive goal of Taste.

Beauty is the sole ambition, the exclusive goal of Taste.

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...

The secret of joy in work is contained in one word-excellence. To know how to...

The secret of joy in work is contained in one word-excellence. To know how to...

I dream for a living.

I dream for a living.