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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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I am unable to understand how a man of honor could take a newspaper in his hands without a shudder of disgust. – Charles Baudelaire

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It would be difficult for me not to conclude that the most perfect type of masculine beauty is Satan, as portrayed by Milton. – Charles Baudelaire

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Modernity signifies the transitory, the fugitive, the contingent, the half of art of which the other half is the eternal and the immutable. – Charles Baudelaire

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A witty woman is a treasure a witty beauty is a power. – George Meredith

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My daily beauty regimen is definitely always in the mornings, and at night, always washing my face with a basic cleanser. I also use a moisturizer with SPF to follow up. – Shay Mitchell

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My everyday job is about superficial beauty, but when Im not working I prefer to work on my inner beauty – I read a lot, I try to learn. – Bar Refaeli

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Glamour is a shooting star, it catches your eye, but fades away, beauty is the sun always brilliant day after day. – Mike Dolan, @HawaiianLife

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