Progress, this great heresy of decay.

Quote by Charles Baudelaire

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There is no more steely barb than that of the Infinite.

There is no more steely barb than that of the Infinite.

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...

Hypocrite reader my fellow my brother!

Hypocrite reader my fellow my brother!

The pleasure we derive from the representation of the present is due, not only to...

The pleasure we derive from the representation of the present is due, not only to...

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...

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 by universal misunderstanding that all agree. For if, by ill luck, people understood...

It is by universal misunderstanding that all agree. For if, by ill luck, people understood...

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.

Sexuality is the lyricism of the masses.

Sexuality is the lyricism of the masses.

This life is a hospital in which every patient is possessed with a desire to...

This life is a hospital in which every patient is possessed with a desire to...

For the merchant, even honesty is a financial speculation.

For the merchant, even honesty is a financial speculation.

What is art? Prostitution.

What is art? Prostitution.

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...

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 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...

I have cultivated my hysteria with pleasure and terror.

I have cultivated my hysteria with pleasure and terror.

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 from the womb of art that criticism was born.

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

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

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

Everything considered, work is less boring than amusing oneself.

Everything considered, work is less boring than amusing oneself.