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Quote by Charles Baudelaire
What is exhilarating in bad taste is the aristocratic pleasure of

What is exhilarating in bad taste is the aristocratic pleasure of giving offense. – Charles Baudelaire

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The unique and supreme voluptuousness of love lies in the certainty of committing evil. And men and women know from birth that in evil is found all sensual delight. – Charles Baudelaire

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As a remedy against all ills; poverty, sickness, and melancholy only one thing is absolutely necessary; a liking for work. – Charles Baudelaire

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Style is the dress of thoughts; and let them be ever so just, if your style is homely, coarse, and vulgar, they will appear to as much disadvantage, and be as ill received, as your person, though ever so well-proportioned, would if dressed in rags, dirt, and tatters. – Lord Chesterfield

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Bad taste is a species of bad morals. – Christian Nevell Bovee

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Lovers of painting and lovers of music are people who openly display their preference like a delectable ailment that isolates them and makes them proud. – Maurice Blanchot

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Style is a simple way of saying complicated things. – Jean Cocteau

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