Charles Baudelaire Welcome to our collection of popular quotes by

5 Quotes and sayings

  1. Home
  2. Authors
  3. Charles Baudelaire

Charles Baudelaire was a French poet, essayist, and art critic.
He was born in Paris in 1821 and died there in 1867.
His most famous work is Les Fleurs du mal (The Flowers of Evil),
a collection of poems that explores themes of beauty, love, and loss.
Baudelaire was a controversial figure in his own time, but his work has since been recognized as a major contribution to French literature.
He is considered one of the founders of modern poetry.

If the word doesn't exist, invent it; but first be sure it doesn't exist.

Charles Baudelaire

What strange phenomena we find in a great city, all we need do is stroll about with our eyes open. Life swarms with innocent monsters.

Charles Baudelaire

I set out to discover the why of it, and to transform my pleasure into knowledge.

Charles Baudelaire

A book is a garden, an orchard, a storehouse, a party, a company by the way, a counselor, a multitude of counselors.

Charles Baudelaire

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

Page 1 from 1

Search for authors & writers
Authors
Roy T. Bennett214 Steve Maraboli114 J.K. Rowling99 Rick Riordan90 Nicholas Sparks85 Paulo Coelho84 Mark Twain75 Terry Pratchett67 Oscar Wilde65 Albert Einstein64 John Green59 Stephen King58 William Shakespeare56 Ralph Waldo Emerson52 C.S. Lewis48 Haruki Murakami48 Rumi47 Jodi Picoult46 Neil Gaiman45 Jane Austen45 More
Banners