I consider it useless and tedious to represent what exists, because nothing that exists satisfies me. Nature is ugly, and I prefer the monsters of my fancy to what is positively trivial.

Quote by Charles Baudelaire

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What is art? Prostitution.

What is art? Prostitution.

We are all born marked for evil.

We are all born marked for evil.

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...

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

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

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...

Hypocrite reader my fellow my brother!

Hypocrite reader my fellow my brother!

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...

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...

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...

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...

Nature is a temple in which living columns sometimes emit confused words. Man approaches it...

Nature is a temple in which living columns sometimes emit confused words. Man approaches it...

Always be a poet, even in prose.

Always be a poet, even in prose.

Any healthy man can go without food for two days - but not without poetry.

Any healthy man can go without food for two days - but not without poetry.

The unique and supreme voluptuousness of love lies in the certainty of committing evil. And...

The unique and supreme voluptuousness of love lies in the certainty of committing evil. And...

There are as many kinds of beauty as there are habitual ways of seeking happiness.

There are as many kinds of beauty as there are habitual ways of seeking happiness.

But a dandy can never be a vulgar man.

But a dandy can never be a vulgar man.

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

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

Every friend to the liberty of his country is bound to reflect, and step forward...

Every friend to the liberty of his country is bound to reflect, and step forward...

Nothing is worth doing unless the consequences may be serious.

Nothing is worth doing unless the consequences may be serious.