There is no sweeter pleasure than to surprise a man by giving him more than he hopes for.
• XXVIII: "La Fausse Monnaie" http://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/Petits_Po%C3%A8mes_en_prose_-_XXVIII._La_Fausse_Monnaie
• XXVIII: "La Fausse Monnaie" http://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/Petits_Po%C3%A8mes_en_prose_-_XXVIII._La_Fausse_Monnaie
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Il n'est pas de plaisir plus doux que de surprendre un homme en lui donnant plus qu'il n'espère.
— Charles Baudelaire
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Il n'est pas de plaisir plus doux que de surprendre un homme en lui donnant plus qu'il n'espère." in the context of "There is no sweeter pleasure than to surprise a man by giving him more than he hopes for.
• XXVIII: "La Fausse Monnaie" http://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/Petits_Po%C3%A8mes_en_prose_-_XXVIII._La_Fausse_Monnaie" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Charles Baudelaire" (Quotes, Le Spleen de Paris (1862))
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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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