Common sense tells us that the things of the earth exist only a little, and that true reality is only in dreams.

Quote by Charles Baudelaire

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If photography is allowed to stand in for art in some of its functions it...

If photography is allowed to stand in for art in some of its functions it...

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...

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...

As a small child, I felt in my heart two contradictory feelings, the horror of...

As a small child, I felt in my heart two contradictory feelings, the horror of...

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...

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...

Nearly all our originality comes from the stamp that time impresses upon our sensibility.

Nearly all our originality comes from the stamp that time impresses upon our sensibility.

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...

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,...

Hypocrite reader my fellow my brother!

Hypocrite reader my fellow my brother!

Everything for me becomes allegory.

Everything for me becomes allegory.

Nature... is nothing but the inner voice of self-interest.

Nature... is nothing but the inner voice of self-interest.

Every idea is endowed of itself with immortal life, like a human being. All created...

Every idea is endowed of itself with immortal life, like a human being. All created...

There is no dream of love, however ideal it may be, which does not end...

There is no dream of love, however ideal it may be, which does not end...

I have more memories than if I were a thousand years old.

I have more memories than if I were a thousand years old.

But a dandy can never be a vulgar man.

But a dandy can never be a vulgar man.

Genius is childhood recalled at will.

Genius is childhood recalled at will.

Always be a poet, even in prose.

Always be a poet, even in prose.

The best of our theater is standing on tiptoe, striving to see over the shoulders...

The best of our theater is standing on tiptoe, striving to see over the shoulders...

Next to being a great poet, is the power of understanding one

Next to being a great poet, is the power of understanding one