— Hypocrite lecteur, — mon semblable, — mon frère! - Charles Baudelaire

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— Hypocrite lecteur, — mon semblable, — mon frère!

Charles Baudelaire

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About Charles Baudelaire

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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It is by universal misunderstanding that we agree with each other. If, by some misfortune, we understood each other, we would never agree.

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How convenient it is to declare that everything is totally ugly within the habit of the époque, rather than applying oneself to extract from it the dark and cryptic beauty, however faint and invisible it is.

— Hypocrite lecteur, — mon semblable, — mon frère! - Charles Baudelaire

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