Life swarms with innocent monsters.
Charles Baudelaire
Innocent Monsters, Swarming Life, Poetic Phenomenon, Monsters, Life, Innocence
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More Charles Baudelaire Quotes
“In certain almost supernatural states of the soul, the profundity of life reveals itself entirely in the spectacle, however ordinary it may be, before one’s eyes. It becomes its symbol.” Charles Baudelaire
Soul States, Life Profundity, Symbolic Spectacle, Soul, Life, Symbol
Charles Baudelaire Soul States, Life Profundity, Symbolic Spectacle, Soul, Life, Symbol“A hellish, ironic beacon, Torch of satanical blessings, Sole glory and only solace – The consciousness of doing evil.” Charles Baudelaire
Conscious Evil, Satanical Blessings, Irony In Sin, Hell, Beacon, Dark Philosophy
Charles Baudelaire Conscious Evil, Satanical Blessings, Irony In Sin, Hell, Beacon, Dark Philosophy“On the day when a young writer corrects his first proof-sheet he is as proud as a schoolboy who has just got his first dose of pox.” Charles Baudelaire
Young Writer Pride, Proofsheet Moment, Poetic Humility, Writer, Pride, Moment
Charles Baudelaire Young Writer Pride, Proofsheet Moment, Poetic Humility, Writer, Pride, Moment“To the solemn graves, near a lonely cemetery, my heart like a muffled drum is beating funeral marches.” Charles Baudelaire
Solemn Graves, Funeral Drums, Poetic Mourning, Graves, Drums, Mourning
Charles Baudelaire Solemn Graves, Funeral Drums, Poetic Mourning, Graves, Drums, Mourning“The world only goes round by misunderstanding.” Charles Baudelaire
World Misunderstanding, Poetic Irony, Miscommunication, Misunderstanding, Progress, Round
Charles Baudelaire World Misunderstanding, Poetic Irony, Miscommunication, Misunderstanding, Progress, Round“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“Unable to suppress love, the Church wanted at least to disinfect it, and it created marriage.” Charles Baudelaire
Love Suppression, Church Marriage, Human Emotions, Love, Marriage, Emotions
Charles Baudelaire Love Suppression, Church Marriage, Human Emotions, Love, Marriage, Emotions“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“Beauty, you walk on corpses, mocking them.” Charles Baudelaire
Mocking Beauty, Corpse Walking, Poetic Darkness, Beauty, Corpses, Mocking
Charles Baudelaire Mocking Beauty, Corpse Walking, Poetic Darkness, Beauty, Corpses, Mocking“The insatiable thirst for everything which lies beyond, and which life reveals, is the most living proof of our immortality.” Charles Baudelaire
Insatiable Thirst, Beyond Life, Immortal Desire, Thirst, Immortality, Life
Charles Baudelaire Insatiable Thirst, Beyond Life, Immortal Desire, Thirst, Immortality, Life“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
Cat’s Music, Wagner Preference, Poetic Contrast, Cat, Music, Contrast
Charles Baudelaire Cat’s Music, Wagner Preference, Poetic Contrast, Cat, Music, Contrast“Those men get along best with women who can get along best without them.” Charles Baudelaire
Independence In Relationships, Gender Dynamics, Poetic Observation, Men, Women, Relationships
Charles Baudelaire Independence In Relationships, Gender Dynamics, Poetic Observation, Men, Women, Relationships“There are women who inspire you with the desire to conquer them and to take your pleasure of them; but this one fills you only with the desire to die slowly beneath her gaze.” Charles Baudelaire
Fatal Attraction, Inspiring Desire, Captivating Woman, Woman, Desire, Attraction
Charles Baudelaire Fatal Attraction, Inspiring Desire, Captivating Woman, Woman, Desire, Attraction“If the poet has pursued a moral objective, he has diminished his poetic force.” Charles Baudelaire
Poetic Force, Moral Objective, Diminished Art, Poet, Objective, Force
Charles Baudelaire Poetic Force, Moral Objective, Diminished Art, Poet, Objective, Force“Wine transforms moles into eagles.” Charles Baudelaire
Wine’s Power, Transformation Symbol, Poetic Imagery, Wine, Eagles, Transformation
Charles Baudelaire Wine’s Power, Transformation Symbol, Poetic Imagery, Wine, Eagles, Transformation“In the evening streamed down the radiant sun, That great eye which stares from the inquisitive sky. From behind the window that scattered its bright rays It seemed to gaze upon our long, quiet dinners, Spreading wide its candle-like reflections On the frugal table-cloth and the serge curtains.” Charles Baudelaire
Evening Radiance, Sunlight Reflection, Poetic Gaze, Sun, Reflection
Charles Baudelaire Evening Radiance, Sunlight Reflection, Poetic Gaze, Sun, Reflection“Nothing in a portrait is a matter of indifference. Gesture, grimace, clothing, decor even – all must combine to realize a character.” Charles Baudelaire
Portrait Details, Character Representation, Artistic Expression, Portrait, Gesture, Character
Charles Baudelaire Portrait Details, Character Representation, Artistic Expression, Portrait, Gesture, Character“I am the wound and the blade, the torturer and the flayed.” Charles Baudelaire
Wound And Blade, Torturer Flayed, Poetic Duality, Wound, Blade, Torturer
Charles Baudelaire Wound And Blade, Torturer Flayed, Poetic Duality, Wound, Blade, Torturer“Anybody, providing he knows how to be amusing, has the right to talk about himself.” Charles Baudelaire
Right To Amuse, Self-Expression, Witty Insight, Amusement, Right, Self
Charles Baudelaire Right To Amuse, Self-Expression, Witty Insight, Amusement, Right, Self“Imagination is an almost divine faculty which, without recourse to any philosophical method, immediately perceives everything: the secret and intimate connections between things, correspondences and analogies.” Charles Baudelaire
Divine Imagination, Creative Insight, Philosophical Thought, Connections, Analogies, Intuition
Charles Baudelaire Divine Imagination, Creative Insight, Philosophical Thought, Connections, Analogies, Intuition