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Quote by Charles Baudelaire
A frenzied passion for art is a canker that devours everything els

A frenzied passion for art is a canker that devours everything else. – Charles Baudelaire

Other quotes by Charles Baudelaire

The poet is like the prince of clouds
Who haunts the tempest and laughs at the archer;
Exiled on the ground in the midst of jeers,
His giant wings prevent him from walking. – Charles Baudelaire

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Poetry
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Charles Baudelaire
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We all have the republican spirit in our veins, like syphilis in our bones. We are democratized and venerealized. – Charles Baudelaire

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Charles Baudelaire
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An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision. – James Whistler

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Patience is the art of hoping. – Luc de Clapiers

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Art is the desire of a man to express himself, to record the reactions of his personality to the world he lives in. – Amy Lowell

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Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. – Scott Adams

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