Poetry and progress are like two ambitious men who hate one another with an instinctive hatred, and when they meet upon the same road, one of them has to give place. Charles Baudelaire ambitiousgivehate Change image and share on social
Evil is committed without effort, naturally, fatally; goodness is always the product of some art. Charles Baudelaire artcommiteffort Change image and share on social
The unique and supreme voluptuousness of love lies in the certainty of committing evil. And men and women know from birth that in evil is found all sensual delight. Charles Baudelaire birthcertaintycommit Change image and share on social
It would perhaps be nice to be alternately the victim and the executioner. Charles Baudelaire alternatelyexecutionernice Change image and share on social
Who would dare assign to art the sterile function of imitating nature? Charles Baudelaire artassigndare Change image and share on social
For each letter received from a creditor, write fifty lines on an extraterrestrial subject and you will be saved. Charles Baudelaire creditorextraterrestrialfifty Change image and share on social
The insatiable thirst for everything which lies beyond, and which life reveals, is the most living proof of our immortality. Charles Baudelaire immortalityinsatiablelie Change image and share on social
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 to find. Charles Baudelaire createfairfamily share on social
I have cultivated my hysteria with pleasure and terror. Charles Baudelaire cultivatehysteriapleasure Change image and share on social