Quotation by

Charles Baudelaire

It is the hour to be drunken! to escape being the martyred slaves of time, be ceaselessly drunk. On wine, on poetry, or on virtue, as you wish.

Charles Baudelaire

Poetry

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Baudelaire urges us to avoid the harsh control of time by immersing ourselves fully and continuously in something that elevates our spirit, whether it be wine, poetry, or moral goodness. This constant state of intoxication is a way to break free from the suffering caused by the relentless passage of time.

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