The poet enjoys the incomparable privilege of being able to be himself and others, as he wishes. Charles Baudelaire More Quotes by Charles Baudelaire More Quotes From Charles Baudelaire The man who says his evening prayer is a captain posting his sentinels. He can sleep. Charles Baudelaire prayersleepmen As a remedy against all ills - poverty, sickness, and melancholy - only one thing is absolutely necessary: a liking for work Charles Baudelaire melancholysicknesspoverty It is the greatest art of the devil to convince us he does not exist. Charles Baudelaire convince-usevilart Artist should look at the reality and brutality of modern life in all its color, nature with all its imperfections - that should be the challenge to the modern painter not the didactic idealization of the past. The new generation should forge a new path. Charles Baudelaire artistrealitypast One can only forget about time by making use of it. Charles Baudelaire usetimeinspirational True Civilization does not lie in gas, nor in steam, nor in turn-tables. It lies in the reduction of the traces of original sin. Charles Baudelaire doecivilizationlying I should like the fields tinged with red, the rivers yellow and the trees painted blue. Nature has no imagination. Charles Baudelaire blueyellowrivers I have cultivated my hysteria with delight and terror. Now I suffer continually from vertigo, and today, 23rd of January, 1862, I have received a singular warning, I have felt the wind of the wing of madness pass over me. Charles Baudelaire wingswindwar The insatiable thirst for everything that lies beyond, and that life reveals, is the most living proof of our immortality. Charles Baudelaire immortalityprooflying A book is a garden, a party, a company by the way. Charles Baudelaire partygardenbook La' , tout n'est qu'ordre et beaute , Luxe, calme et volupte . There where all is order and beauty. Lush, calm and voluptuous. Charles Baudelaire voluptuouscalmorder The immense profundity of thought in vulgar locutions, like holes dug by generations of ants. Charles Baudelaire holesgenerationsants Every healthy man can do without food for two days — but without poetry, never! Charles Baudelaire foodmentwo Passion I hate, and spirit does me wrong. Let us love gently. Charles Baudelaire passionhatedoe Theory of the true civilization. It is not to be found in gas or steam or table turning. It consists in the diminution of the traces of original sin. Charles Baudelaire sintablescivilization Dancing is poetry with arms and legs. Charles Baudelaire balletdancingdance Where are the dogs going? you people who pay so little attention ask. They are going about their business. And they are very punctilious, without wallets, notes, and without briefcases. Charles Baudelaire dogfunnypeople Nothing in a portrait is a matter of indifference. Gesture, grimace, clothing, decor even - all must combine to realize a character. Charles Baudelaire portraitureportraitscharacter Love is the natural occupation of the man of leisure. Charles Baudelaire occupationlovemen All good and genuine draftsmen draw according to the picture inscribed in their minds, and not according to nature. Charles Baudelaire genuinedrawingmind
