Charles Baudelaire

"The sublime is always born of the ordinary through the force of the imagination."

"I found paradise under the sole of my shoe, but I did not see it."

"The greatest secrets are hidden in plain sight."

"The perfect love is that which gives without expectation of return."

"To be truly alive, one must embrace one's deepest melancholy."

"The civilization which truly progresses is that which recognizes beauty as essential."

"I have discovered that the only truly happy people are those who have learned to be alone."

"The greatest strength is found in acknowledging our weakness."

"Beauty is the promise of happiness."

"The artist is he who can transform the mundane into the magnificent."

"In the depths of despair lies the seed of transformation."

"The lover must be willing to sacrifice everything for a moment of truth."

"Wisdom is not the accumulation of knowledge, but the art of knowing what to ignore."

"The greatest poetry is born from the greatest suffering."

"To understand the divine, one must first understand the self."

"The most exquisite pleasure is found in the pursuit of the impossible."

"Nature itself is the greatest teacher of beauty and truth."

"The soul that truly loves is forever changed by the experience."

"I am my own greatest masterpiece and my own greatest disappointment."

"The beauty of a moment lies in its impermanence."

"To create is to rebel against the tyranny of the ordinary."

"The greatest love story is the one written in the heart without words."

"In solitude, the soul finds its truest voice."

"The essence of freedom is the ability to choose one's own suffering."

"A moment of perfect beauty is worth a lifetime of ordinary existence."

"The artist must learn to see with the eyes of a child and the wisdom of an elder."

"Truth is often hidden beneath layers of comfortable lies."

"The greatest courage is that required to be honest with oneself."

"Music is the mathematics of the soul expressing itself."

"To understand love, one must first understand one's capacity for self-destruction."