Everything that is beautiful and noble is the product of reason and calculation.

Quote by Charles Baudelaire

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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...

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,...

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...

For the merchant, even honesty is a financial speculation.

For the merchant, even honesty is a financial speculation.

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...

Two fundamental literary qualities: supernaturalism and irony.

Two fundamental literary qualities: supernaturalism and irony.

Sexuality is the lyricism of the masses.

Sexuality is the lyricism of the masses.

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

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

Genius is childhood recalled at will.

Genius is childhood recalled at will.

Death, old captain, it is time, let us raise anchor!

Death, old captain, it is time, let us raise anchor!

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.

The dance can reveal everything mysterious that is hidden in music, and it has the...

The dance can reveal everything mysterious that is hidden in music, and it has the...

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...

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...

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...

Always be a poet, even in prose.

Always be a poet, even in prose.

I am unable to understand how a man of honor could take a newspaper in...

I am unable to understand how a man of honor could take a newspaper in...

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.

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

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