The lover of life makes the whole world into his family, just as the lover of the fair sex creates his from all the lovely women he has found, from those that could be found, and those who are impossible…

Quote by Charles Baudelaire

Topics: Women Quotes

Poetry and progress are like two ambitious men who hate one another with an instinctive...

Poetry and progress are like two ambitious men who hate one another with an instinctive...

But a dandy can never be a vulgar man.

But a dandy can never be a vulgar man.

Inspiration comes of working every day.

Inspiration comes of working every day.

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

Always be a poet, even in prose.

Always be a poet, even in prose.

For the merchant, even honesty is a financial speculation.

For the merchant, even honesty is a financial speculation.

Death, old captain, it is time, let us raise anchor!

Death, old captain, it is time, let us raise anchor!

To the solemn graves, near a lonely cemetery, my heart like a muffled drum is...

To the solemn graves, near a lonely cemetery, my heart like a muffled drum is...

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.

What is art? Prostitution.

What is art? Prostitution.

Anybody, providing he knows how to be amusing, has the right to talk about himself.

Anybody, providing he knows how to be amusing, has the right to talk about himself.

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....

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,...

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.

Hypocrite reader my fellow my brother!

Hypocrite reader my fellow my brother!