Sexuality is the lyricism of the masses.

Quote by Charles Baudelaire

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How little remains of the man I once was, save the memory of him! But...

How little remains of the man I once was, save the memory of him! But...

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...

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...

In literature as in ethics, there is danger, as well as glory, in being subtle....

In literature as in ethics, there is danger, as well as glory, in being subtle....

Any man who does not accept the conditions of life sells his soul.

Any man who does not accept the conditions of life sells his soul.

For the merchant, even honesty is a financial speculation.

For the merchant, even honesty is a financial speculation.

Progress, this great heresy of decay.

Progress, this great heresy of decay.

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...

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

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

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...

The world only goes round by misunderstanding.

The world only goes round by misunderstanding.

What is art? Prostitution.

What is art? Prostitution.

Music fathoms the sky.

Music fathoms the sky.

Hypocrite reader my fellow my brother!

Hypocrite reader my fellow my brother!

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.

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,...

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...

We are all born marked for evil.

We are all born marked for evil.

A sweetheart is a bottle of wine, a wife is a wine bottle.

A sweetheart is a bottle of wine, a wife is a wine bottle.

An artist is an artist only because of his exquisite sense of beauty, a sense...

An artist is an artist only because of his exquisite sense of beauty, a sense...