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Quote by Charles Baudelaire
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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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There are in every man, always, two simultaneous allegiances, one to God, the other to Satan. Invocation of God, or Spirituality, is a desire to climb higher; that of Satan, or animality, is delight in descent. – Charles Baudelaire

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Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul. – Saint Augustine

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Hollywood needs to recognise all shades of African American beauty. – Gabrielle Union

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We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open. – Jawaharlal Nehru

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Today I see beauty everywhere I go, in every face I see, in every single soul. – Kevyn Aucoin

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