FastSaying

The poet enjoys the incomparable privilege of being able to be himself and others, as he wishes.

Charles Baudelaire

Charles Baudelaire

AbleBeingHeHimselfOthersPoetPrivilegeWishes

Related Quotes

If the poet has pursued a moral objective, he has diminished his poetic force.
— Charles Baudelaire
DiminishedForceHe
Always be a poet, even in prose.
— Charles Baudelaire
PoetProse
There exist only three beings worthy of respect: the priest, the soldier, the poet. To know, to kill, to create.
— Charles Baudelaire
RespectBeingsCreate
One believes others will do what he will do to himself.
— Victor Hugo
BelievesHeHimself
The dance can reveal everything mysterious that is hidden in music, and it has the additional merit of being human and palpable. Dancing is poetry with arms and legs.
— Charles Baudelaire
AdditionalArmsBeing