The unique and supreme pleasure of love lies in the certain… - Charles Baudelaire

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The unique and supreme pleasure of love lies in the certainty of doing evil–and men and women know from birth that all pleasure lies in evil.

Charles Baudelaire

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Charles Baudelaire (9 April 1821 – 31 August 1867) was a French poet, critic and translator.

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Pen Names: Pierre de Fayis

Alternative Names: Baudelaire • Charles Pierre Baudelaire-Dufaÿs • Charles Pierre Baudelaire • Charles-Pierre Baudelaire

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Pour le commerçant, l’honnêteté elle-même est une spéculation de lucre.

To be wicked is never excusable, but there is some merit in knowing that you are; the most irreparable of vices is to do evil from stupidity.

Soon we will plunge into the cold darkness;
Farewell, vivid brightness of our too-short summers!

The unique and supreme pleasure of love lies in the certainty of doing evil–and men and women know from birth that all pleasure lies in evil. - Charles Baudelaire

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