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

Quote by Charles Baudelaire

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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...

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,...

Let us beware of common folk, of common sense, of sentiment, of inspiration, and of...

Let us beware of common folk, of common sense, of sentiment, of inspiration, and of...

Music fathoms the sky.

Music fathoms the sky.

The being who, for most men, is the source of the most lively, and even,...

The being who, for most men, is the source of the most lively, and even,...

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.

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...

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...

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.

We are all born marked for evil.

We are all born marked for evil.

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...

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...

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...

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,...

Everything for me becomes allegory.

Everything for me becomes allegory.

France is not poetic; she even feels, in fact, a congenital horror of poetry. Among...

France is not poetic; she even feels, in fact, a congenital horror of poetry. Among...

Evil is done without effort, naturally, it is the working of fate; good is always...

Evil is done without effort, naturally, it is the working of fate; good is always...

Nothing is evil which is according to nature.

Nothing is evil which is according to nature.

The greatest evil which fortune can inflict on men is to endow them with small...

The greatest evil which fortune can inflict on men is to endow them with small...