Our religion is itself profoundly sad - a religion of universal anguish, and one which, because of its very catholicity, grants full liberty to the individual and asks no better than to be celebrated in each man's own language - so long as he knows anguish and is a painter. - Charles Baudelaire 1 Share Now -
Any healthy man can go without food for two days - but not without poetry. - Charles Baudelaire 2 Share Now -
Our religion is itself profoundly sad - a religion of universal anguish, and one which, because of its very catholicity, grants full liberty to the individual and asks no better than to be celebrated in each man's own language - so long as he knows anguish and is a painter. - Charles Baudelaire 3 Share Now -
There are as many kinds of beauty as there are habitual ways of seeking happiness. - Charles Baudelaire 4 Share Now -
Even if it were proven that God didn't exist, Religion would still be Saintly and Divine. - Charles Baudelaire 5 Share Now -
I can barely conceive of a type of beauty in which there is no Melancholy. - Charles Baudelaire 6 Share Now -
The study of beauty is a duel in which the artist cries with terror before being defeated. - Charles Baudelaire 7 Share Now -
Even in the centuries which appear to us to be the most monstrous and foolish, the immortal appetite for beauty has always found satisfaction. - Charles Baudelaire 8 Share Now -
There are moments of existence when time and space are more profound, and the awareness of existence is immensely heightened. - Charles Baudelaire 9 Share Now -
Those men get along best with women who can get along best without them. - Charles Baudelaire 10 Share Now -
