I am unable to understand how a man of honor could take a newspaper in his hands without a shudder of disgust.

Quote by Charles Baudelaire

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In order for the artist to have a world to express he must first be...

In order for the artist to have a world to express he must first be...

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...

Genius is no more than childhood recaptured at will, childhood equipped now with man's physical...

Genius is no more than childhood recaptured at will, childhood equipped now with man's physical...

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.

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...

Anybody, providing he knows how to be amusing, has the right to talk about himself.

Anybody, providing he knows how to be amusing, has the right to talk about himself.

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...

Progress, this great heresy of decay.

Progress, this great heresy of decay.

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...

It is unfortunately very true that, without leisure and money, love can be no more...

It is unfortunately very true that, without leisure and money, love can be no more...

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...

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.

The man who says his evening prayer is a captain posting his sentinels. He can...

The man who says his evening prayer is a captain posting his sentinels. He can...

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...

Who would dare assign to art the sterile function of imitating nature?

Who would dare assign to art the sterile function of imitating nature?

Two fundamental literary qualities: supernaturalism and irony.

Two fundamental literary qualities: supernaturalism and irony.

Nothing can be done except little by little.

Nothing can be done except little by little.

God is the only being who, in order to reign, doesn't even need to exist.

God is the only being who, in order to reign, doesn't even need to exist.

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

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