The Quotes canon
Sourced and curated.
Every quote has been curated by hand and carefully authenticated.
Browse all 10,075 quotes or apply filters in different categories to narrow your search.
Browse all 10,075 quotes or apply filters in different categories to narrow your search.
Beauty1 quote
There are as many kinds of beauty as there are habitual ways of seeking happiness. — Charles Baudelaire · 1846Civilization1 quote
Theory of the true civilization.
It is not to be found in gas or steam or table turning, It consists in the diminution of the traces of original sin. — Charles Baudelaire · 1867Nature of progress1 quote
There can be no progress (real, that is, moral) except in the individual and by the individual himself. — Charles Baudelaire · 1867Personal growth1 quote
There can be no progress (real, that is, moral) except in the individual and by the individual himself. — Charles Baudelaire · 1867Progress1 quote
There can be no progress (real, that is, moral) except in the individual and by the individual himself. — Charles Baudelaire · 1867Rationalism1 quote
All that is beautiful and noble is the result of reason and calculation. — Charles Baudelaire · 1863Reason1 quote
All that is beautiful and noble is the result of reason and calculation. — Charles Baudelaire · 1863Variety1 quote
There are as many kinds of beauty as there are habitual ways of seeking happiness. — Charles Baudelaire · 1846