Charles Baudelaire Quotes on nature

I consider it useless and tedious to represent what exists, because nothing that exists satisfies me. Nature is ugly, and I prefer the monsters of my fancy to what is positively trivial... view

By: Charles Baudelaire

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Who would dare assign to art the sterile function of imitating nature?.. view

By: Charles Baudelaire

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Nature is a temple in which living columns sometimes emit confused words. Man approaches it through forests of symbols, which observe him with familiar glances... view

By: Charles Baudelaire

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Nature... is nothing but the inner voice of self-interest... view

By: Charles Baudelaire

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Le mal se fait sans effort, naturellement, par fatalité ; le bien est toujours le produit d'un art... view

By: Charles Baudelaire

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