The insatiable thirst for everything which lies beyond, and which life reveals, is the most living proof of our immortality.

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...

But a dandy can never be a vulgar man.

But a dandy can never be a vulgar man.

Always be a poet, even in prose.

Always be a poet, even in prose.

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,...

What is art? Prostitution.

What is art? Prostitution.

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

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

Whether you come from heaven or hell, what does it matter, O Beauty!

Whether you come from heaven or hell, what does it matter, O Beauty!

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...

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.

Two fundamental literary qualities: supernaturalism and irony.

Two fundamental literary qualities: supernaturalism and irony.

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...

We are weighed down, every moment, by the conception and the sensation of time. And...

We are weighed down, every moment, by the conception and the sensation of time. And...

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...

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...

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...

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.

If the poet has pursued a moral objective, he has diminished his poetic force.

If the poet has pursued a moral objective, he has diminished his poetic force.

To say the word Romanticism is to say modern art - that is, intimacy, spirituality,...

To say the word Romanticism is to say modern art - that is, intimacy, spirituality,...

Hypocrite reader my fellow my brother!

Hypocrite reader my fellow my brother!

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.