Quote by Charles Baudelaire
The pleasure we derive from the representation of the present is d

The pleasure we derive from the representation of the present is due, not only to the beauty it can be clothed in, but also to its essential quality of being the present. – Charles Baudelaire

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Poetry and progress are like two ambitious men who hate one another with an instinctive hatred, and when they meet upon the same road, one of them has to give place. – Charles Baudelaire

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A beauty is a woman you notice a charmer is one who notices you. – Adlai E. Stevenson

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Thats the beauty of music. You can take a theme from a Bach sacred chorale and improvise. It doesnt make any difference where the theme comes from the treatment of it can be jazz. – Dave Brubeck

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I think theres a great beauty to having problems. Thats one of the ways we learn. – Herbie Hancock

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In marriage do thou be wise: prefer the person before money, virtue before beauty, the mind before the body then thou hast a wife, a friend, a companion, a second self. – William Penn

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It is easier to learn to interpret dreams if you have a reason to use them for something constructive. You apply your dream insights to making constructive changes in your life. – Henry Reed

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We die daily. Happy those who daily come to life as well. – George MacDonald

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To the loved ones with snowy crowns, I bequeath the happiness of old age, the love and gratitude of their children until they fall asleep. – Author unknown, commonly misattributed to Williston Fish

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I think the institute of marriage is a noble thing. The idea of a partner for life is incredibly romantic. But now were living to 100. A hundred years ago people were dying at age 37. Til death do us part was a much different deal. – Debra Messing

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