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Le Spleen de Paris (1855)
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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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Which one of us has not dreamed, on ambitious days, of the miracle of a poetic prose: musical, without rhythm or rhyme; adaptable enough and discordant enough to conform to the lyrical movements of the soul, the waves of reverie, the jolts of consciousness?
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What can an eternity of damnation matter to someone who has felt, if only for a second, the infinity of delight?
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What good is it to accomplish projects, when the project itself is enjoyment enough?
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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.
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The finest trick of the devil is to persuade you that he does not exist.
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The soul is a thing so impalpable, so often useless and sometimes so embarrassing that I suffered, upon losing it, a little less emotion than if I had mislaid, while out on a stroll, my calling-card.
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Good authors, too, who once knew better words Now only use four-letter words Writing prose — Anything goes.
Cole Porter
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Born:
April 9, 1821
Died:
August 31, 1867
(aged 46)
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