Everything considered, work is less boring than amusing oneself.

Quote by Charles Baudelaire

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Music fathoms the sky.

Music fathoms the sky.

There are in every man, at every hour, two simultaneous postulations, one towards God, the...

There are in every man, at every hour, two simultaneous postulations, one towards God, the...

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...

Hypocrite reader my fellow my brother!

Hypocrite reader my fellow my brother!

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.

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

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

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...

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.

For each letter received from a creditor, write fifty lines on an extraterrestrial subject and...

For each letter received from a creditor, write fifty lines on an extraterrestrial subject and...

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...

Common sense tells us that the things of the earth exist only a little, and...

Common sense tells us that the things of the earth exist only a little, and...

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...

Those men get along best with women who can get along best without them.

Those men get along best with women who can get along best without them.

All which is beautiful and noble is the result of reason and calculation.

All which is beautiful and noble is the result of reason and calculation.

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...

I can barely conceive of a type of beauty in which there is no Melancholy.

I can barely conceive of a type of beauty in which there is no Melancholy.

The world only goes round by misunderstanding.

The world only goes round by misunderstanding.

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...

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!

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.