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Sexuality is the lyricism of the masses.

~Charles Baudelaire

Topics: Masses Sexuality

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Anybody, providing he knows how to be amusing, has the right to talk about himself.

~Charles Baudelaire

Topics: About Amusing Anybody He Himself How Knows Providing Right Talk

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To be a great man and a saint for oneself, that is the only important thing.

~Charles Baudelaire

Topics: Great Great Man Important Important Thing Man Oneself Only Saint Thing

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Any man who does not accept the conditions of life sells his soul.

~Charles Baudelaire

Topics: Accept Any Conditions Does His Life Man Sells Soul Who

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Even if it were proven that God didn't exist, Religion would still be Saintly and Divine.

~Charles Baudelaire

Topics: Divine Even Exist God Proven Religion Still Were Would

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Two fundamental literary qualities: supernaturalism and irony.

~Charles Baudelaire

Topics: Fundamental Irony Literary Qualities Two

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If the poet has pursued a moral objective, he has diminished his poetic force.

~Charles Baudelaire

Topics: Diminished Force He His Moral Objective Poet Poetic Pursued

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God is the only being who, in order to reign, doesn't even need to exist.

~Charles Baudelaire

Topics: Being Even Exist God Need Only Order Reign Who

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What is art? Prostitution.

~Charles Baudelaire

Topics: Art

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Everything for me becomes allegory.

~Charles Baudelaire

Topics: Allegory Becomes Everything Me

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Poet

Born: April 9th, 1821

Died: August 31st, 1867

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