The poet enjoys the incomparable privilege of being able to be himself and others, as he wishes. Charles Baudelaire enjoyincomparablepoet Change image and share on social
There are as many kinds of beauty as there are habitual ways of seeking happiness. Charles Baudelaire beautyhabitualhappiness Change image and share on social
There is no dream of love, however ideal it may be, which does not end up with a fat, greedy baby hanging from the breast. Charles Baudelaire babybreastdream Change image and share on social
Everything considered, work is less boring than amusing oneself. Charles Baudelaire amuseboreconsider Change image and share on social
As a small child, I felt in my heart two contradictory feelings, the horror of life and the ecstasy of life. Charles Baudelaire childcontradictoryecstasy Change image and share on social
France is not poetic; she even feels, in fact, a congenital horror of poetry. Among the writers who use verse, those whom she will always prefer are the most prosaic. Charles Baudelaire congenitalfactfelt Change image and share on social
I love Wagner, but the music I prefer is that of a cat hung up by its tail outside a window and trying to stick to the panes of glass with its claws. Charles Baudelaire catclawglass Change image and share on social
Any man who does not accept the conditions of life sells his soul. Charles Baudelaire acceptconditionlife Change image and share on social
If the poet has pursued a moral objective, he has diminished his poetic force. Charles Baudelaire diminishforcemoral Change image and share on social
We are weighed down, every moment, by the conception and the sensation of Time. And there are but two means of escaping and forgetting this nightmare: pleasure and work. Pleasure consumes us. Work strengthens us. Let us choose. Charles Baudelaire chooseconceptionconsume share on social