What is intoxicating about bad taste is the aristocratic pleasure of offensiveness.
• XVIII
• XVIII
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Ce qu'il y a d'enivrant dans le mauvais goût, c'est le plaisir aristocratique de déplaire.
— Charles Baudelaire
What It Means
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• XVIII" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Charles Baudelaire" (Quotes, Journaux intimes (1864–1867; published 1887), Fusées (1867))
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About Charles Baudelaire
Charles Baudelaire (9 April 1821 – 31 August 1867) was a French poet, critic and translator.
About Charles Baudelaire
Charles Baudelaire (9 April 1821 – 31 August 1867) was a French poet, critic and translator.
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