Modernity is the transitory, fugitive, contingent, is but one half of art, of which the other half is the eternal and immutable.
• IV: "La modernite" http://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/La_Modernit%C3%A9
• IV: "La modernite" http://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/La_Modernit%C3%A9
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La modernité, c’est le transitoire, le fugitif, le contingent, la moitié de l’art, dont l’autre moitié est l’éternel et l’immuable.
— Charles Baudelaire
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "La modernité, c’est le transitoire, le fugitif, le contingent, la moitié de l’art, dont l’autre moitié est l’éternel et l’immuable." in the context of "Modernity is the transitory, fugitive, contingent, is but one half of art, of which the other half is the eternal and immutable.
• IV: "La modernite" http://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/La_Modernit%C3%A9" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Charles Baudelaire" (Quotes, Le peintre de la vie moderne (1863))
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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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