Quote of Charles Baudelaire - Always be a poet, even in...

Biography - Charles Baudelaire:

French poet.
Born: 1821 - Died: 1867
Period:
19th century
Place of birth: France
France

Quote

Always be a poet, even in prose.”
Charles Baudelaire

Translation

(French, German)

Sois toujours poète, même en prose.”
Charles Baudelaire

Sei immer ein Dichter, auch in der Prosa.”
Charles Baudelaire

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Charles Baudelaire also said...

There are moments in life when time and space are more profound, and the awareness of existence immeasurably increased.”
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There is no sweeter pleasure than to surprise a man by giving him more than he hopes for.”
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I can barely conceive of a type of beauty in which there is no Melancholy.”
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Beauty is the sole ambition, the exclusive goal of Taste.”
Charles Baudelaire

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There is no such thing as a long piece of work, except one that you dare not start.”
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The child sees everything in a state of newness; he is always drunk. Nothing more resembles what we call inspiration than the delight with which a child absorbs form and color.”
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