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There are as many kinds of beauty as there are habitual ways of seeking happiness. — Charles Baudelaire

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There are as many kinds of beauty as there are habitual ways of seeking happiness.

In the original French

Il y a autant de beautés qu’il y a de manières habituelles de chercher le bonheur.

Charles Baudelaire
1846
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1846
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Charles Baudelaire
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Baudelaire, Charles. "Salon of 1846." Baudelaire: Selected Writings on Art and Literature, translated by P. E. Charvet. Penguin Classics, 1993.
Original citation
Baudelaire, Charles. "Qu'est-ce que le romantisme?" Salon de 1846. 1846.

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