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Unable to do away with love, the Church found a way to decontaminate it by creating marriage.
Charles Baudelaire
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Charles Baudelaire
Age: 46 †
Born: 1821
Born: April 9
Died: 1867
Died: August 30
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Amer savoir, celui qu'on tire du voyage! Bitter is the knowledge gained in travelling.
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