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

Quote by Charles Baudelaire

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

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

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...

There exist only three beings worthy of respect: the priest, the soldier, the poet. To...

There exist only three beings worthy of respect: the priest, the soldier, the poet. To...

To the solemn graves, near a lonely cemetery, my heart like a muffled drum is...

To the solemn graves, near a lonely cemetery, my heart like a muffled drum is...

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...

What is art? Prostitution.

What is art? Prostitution.

Everything considered, work is less boring than amusing oneself.

Everything considered, work is less boring than amusing oneself.

Nothing can be done except little by little.

Nothing can be done except little by little.

Hypocrite reader my fellow my brother!

Hypocrite reader my fellow my brother!

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 more steely barb than that of the Infinite.

There is no more steely barb than that of the Infinite.

The lover of life makes the whole world into his family, just as the lover...

The lover of life makes the whole world into his family, just as the lover...

Any healthy man can go without food for two days - but not without poetry.

Any healthy man can go without food for two days - but not without poetry.

Any newspaper, from the first line to the last, is nothing but a web of...

Any newspaper, from the first line to the last, is nothing but a web 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,...

For the merchant, even honesty is a financial speculation.

For the merchant, even honesty is a financial speculation.

Life has but one true charm: the charm of the game. But what if were...

Life has but one true charm: the charm of the game. But what if were...

The being who, for most men, is the source of the most lively, and even,...

The being who, for most men, is the source of the most lively, and even,...

If a woman is sufficiently ambitious, determined and gifted - there is practically nothing she...

If a woman is sufficiently ambitious, determined and gifted - there is practically nothing she...

When women love us, they forgive us everything, even our crimes; when they do not...

When women love us, they forgive us everything, even our crimes; when they do not...