It is the greatest art of the devil to convince us he does not exist.
Charles Baudelaire Quotes
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It is regrettable that, among the Rights of Man, the right of contradicting oneself has been forgotten.
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A book is a garden, an orchard, a storehouse, a party, a company by the way, a counselor, a multitude of counselors.
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There exist only three beings worthy of respect the priest, the soldier, the poet. To know, to kill, to create.
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There is no such thing as a long piece of work, except one that you dare not start.
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I consider it useless and tedious to represent what exists, because nothing that exists satisfies me. Nature is ugly, and I prefer the monsters of my fancy to what is positively trivial.
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It is necessary to work, if not from inclination, at least from despair. Everything considered, work is less boring than amusing oneself.
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The world only goes round by misunderstanding.
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Any healthy man can go without food for two days - but not without poetry.
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Any healthy man can go without food for two days -- but not without poetry.
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It is the greatest art of the devil to convince us he does not exist.