There is no such thing as a long piece of work, except one that you dare not start.

Quote by Charles Baudelaire

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Modernity is the transitory, the fugitive, the contingent, which make up one half of art,...

Modernity is the transitory, the fugitive, the contingent, which make up one half of art,...

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

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

It would be difficult for me not to conclude that the most perfect type of...

It would be difficult for me not to conclude that the most perfect type of...

Beauty is the sole ambition, the exclusive goal of Taste.

Beauty is the sole ambition, the exclusive goal of Taste.

Everything considered, work is less boring than amusing oneself.

Everything considered, work is less boring than amusing oneself.

God is the only being who, in order to reign, doesn't even need to exist.

God is the only being who, in order to reign, doesn't even need to exist.

The priest is an immense being because he makes the crowd believe astonishing things.

The priest is an immense being because he makes the crowd believe astonishing things.

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...

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...

Two fundamental literary qualities: supernaturalism and irony.

Two fundamental literary qualities: supernaturalism and irony.

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.

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...

For the merchant, even honesty is a financial speculation.

For the merchant, even honesty is a financial speculation.

We are all born marked for evil.

We are all born marked for evil.

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.

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.

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...

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...

Time is a wealth of change, but the clock in its parody makes it mere...

Time is a wealth of change, but the clock in its parody makes it mere...

One of the strange things about living in the world is that it is only...

One of the strange things about living in the world is that it is only...