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.

Quote by Charles Baudelaire

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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,...

But a dandy can never be a vulgar man.

But a dandy can never be a vulgar man.

Everything considered, work is less boring than amusing oneself.

Everything considered, work is less boring than amusing oneself.

The poet enjoys the incomparable privilege of being able to be himself and others, as...

The poet enjoys the incomparable privilege of being able to be himself and others, as...

Whether you come from heaven or hell, what does it matter, O Beauty!

Whether you come from heaven or hell, what does it matter, O Beauty!

To handle a language skillfully is to practice a kind of evocative sorcery.

To handle a language skillfully is to practice a kind of evocative sorcery.

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...

Even in the centuries which appear to us to be the most monstrous and foolish,...

Even in the centuries which appear to us to be the most monstrous and foolish,...

In literature as in ethics, there is danger, as well as glory, in being subtle....

In literature as in ethics, there is danger, as well as glory, in being subtle....

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

The world only goes round by misunderstanding.

The world only goes round by misunderstanding.

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

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

We are weighed down, every moment, by the conception and the sensation of time. And...

We are weighed down, every moment, by the conception and the sensation of time. And...

Oh, how precious is time, and how it pains me to see it slide away,...

Oh, how precious is time, and how it pains me to see it slide away,...

By accident of fortune a man may rule the world for a time, but by...

By accident of fortune a man may rule the world for a time, but by...