If the poet has pursued a moral objective, he has diminished his poetic force.
Charles Baudelaire
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“Nations, like families, have great men only in spite of themselves.” Charles Baudelaire
Greatness And Nation, Self-Sacrifice, Poetic Reflection, Nations, Greatness
Charles Baudelaire Greatness And Nation, Self-Sacrifice, Poetic Reflection, Nations, Greatness“A book is a garden, a party, a company by the way.” Charles Baudelaire
Book As Garden, Literary Party, Imaginative Company, Book, Garden, Party
Charles Baudelaire Book As Garden, Literary Party, Imaginative Company, Book, Garden, Party“Even if it were proven that God didn’t exist, Religion would still be Saintly and Divine.” Charles Baudelaire
Faith Philosophy, Divine Nature, Religious Belief, God, Spirituality, Holiness
Charles Baudelaire Faith Philosophy, Divine Nature, Religious Belief, God, Spirituality, Holiness“Modernity is the transient, the fleeting, the contingent; it is one half of art, the other being the eternal and the immovable.” Charles Baudelaire
Modernity Art, Eternal Transience, Artistic Balance, Modernity, Art, Balance
Charles Baudelaire Modernity Art, Eternal Transience, Artistic Balance, Modernity, Art, Balance“Drink wine, drink poetry, drink virtue.” Charles Baudelaire
Wine And Virtue, Poetic Indulgence, Life Enjoyment, Inspiration, Virtue, Passion
Charles Baudelaire Wine And Virtue, Poetic Indulgence, Life Enjoyment, Inspiration, Virtue, Passion“The dandy should aspire to be uninterruptedly sublime. He should live and sleep in front of a mirror.” Charles Baudelaire
Sublime Dandy, Mirror Aspiration, Poetic Lifestyle, Dandy, Mirror, Sublime
Charles Baudelaire Sublime Dandy, Mirror Aspiration, Poetic Lifestyle, Dandy, Mirror, Sublime“Life has but one true charm: the charm of the game. But what if we’re indifferent to whether we win or lose?” Charles Baudelaire
Game Charm, Indifference Risks, Life Perspective, Charm, Life, Game
Charles Baudelaire Game Charm, Indifference Risks, Life Perspective, Charm, Life, Game“Free man, you will always cherish the sea! The sea is your mirror; you contemplate your soul in the infinite unrolling of its billows; your mind is an abyss that is no less bitter.” Charles Baudelaire
Sea And Freedom, Infinite Billows, Soul Mirror, Sea, Freedom, Mirror
Charles Baudelaire Sea And Freedom, Infinite Billows, Soul Mirror, Sea, Freedom, Mirror“Nature is a word, an allegory, a mold, an embossing, if you will.” Charles Baudelaire
Nature Allegory, Poetic Mold, Symbolic Word, Nature, Allegory, Word
Charles Baudelaire Nature Allegory, Poetic Mold, Symbolic Word, Nature, Allegory, Word“There are as many kinds of beauty as there are habitual ways of seeking happiness.” Charles Baudelaire
Kinds Beauty, Happiness Seeking, Beauty Variety, Joy, Aesthetics, Perspective
Charles Baudelaire Kinds Beauty, Happiness Seeking, Beauty Variety, Joy, Aesthetics, Perspective“A study of the Great Malady; horror of home.” Charles Baudelaire
Great Malady, Home Horror, Poetic Analysis, Malady, Home, Horror
Charles Baudelaire Great Malady, Home Horror, Poetic Analysis, Malady, Home, Horror“They have the divine eyes of little girls Who are amazed and laugh at everything that gleams.” Charles Baudelaire
Innocence Of Children, Divine Beauty, Childlike Wonder, Laughter, Purity, Gleaming Joy
Charles Baudelaire Innocence Of Children, Divine Beauty, Childlike Wonder, Laughter, Purity, Gleaming Joy“A sweetheart is a bottle of wine, a wife is a wine bottle.” Charles Baudelaire
Wine And Love, Sweetheart Analogy, Witty Comparison, Wine, Wife, Sweetheart
Charles Baudelaire Wine And Love, Sweetheart Analogy, Witty Comparison, Wine, Wife, Sweetheart“The one vice beyond redemption is to do bad things out of stupidity.” Charles Baudelaire
Unredeemable Vice, Stupidity Critique, Bad Actions, Vice, Stupidity, Redemption
Charles Baudelaire Unredeemable Vice, Stupidity Critique, Bad Actions, Vice, Stupidity, Redemption“The taste for pleasure attaches us to the present. The concern with our salvation leaves us hanging on the future.” Charles Baudelaire
Pleasure And Salvation, Present Attachment, Future Concern, Pleasure, Present, Salvation
Charles Baudelaire Pleasure And Salvation, Present Attachment, Future Concern, Pleasure, Present, Salvation“To handle a language skillfully is to practice a kind of evocative sorcery.” Charles Baudelaire
Language Sorcery, Skillful Expression, Evocative Power, Communication, Sorcery, Poetic Thought
Charles Baudelaire Language Sorcery, Skillful Expression, Evocative Power, Communication, Sorcery, Poetic Thought“Common sense tells us that the things of the earth exist only a little, and that true reality is only in dreams.” Charles Baudelaire
Dreamlike Reality, Philosophical Insight, Earthly Life, Common Sense, Dreams, True Existence
Charles Baudelaire Dreamlike Reality, Philosophical Insight, Earthly Life, Common Sense, Dreams, True Existence“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.” Charles Baudelaire
Fancy’s Monsters, Nature’s Ugliness, Poetic Dissatisfaction, Monsters, Nature, Fancy
Charles Baudelaire Fancy’s Monsters, Nature’s Ugliness, Poetic Dissatisfaction, Monsters, Nature, Fancy