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There is no sweeter pleasure than to surprise a man by giving him more than he hopes for.
Charles Baudelaire
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Charles Baudelaire
Age: 46 †
Born: 1821
Born: April 9
Died: 1867
Died: August 30
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Charles Pierre Baudelaire-Dufaÿs
Charles Pierre Baudelaire
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Nature is a temple, where the living Columns sometimes breathe confusing speech Man walks within these groves of symbols, each Of which regards him as a kindred thing.
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The poet enjoys the incomparable privilege of being able to be himself and others, as he wishes.
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It is by universal misunderstanding that all agree. For if, by ill luck, people understood each other, they would never agree.
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