Quotation by

Charles Baudelaire

The study of beauty is a duel in which the artist cries with terror before being defeated.

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Charles Baudelaire suggests that trying to understand or create beauty is a painful and intense struggle for the artist, filled with fear and vulnerability. Ultimately, the artist is overwhelmed by this challenge, unable to fully conquer or control the essence of beauty.

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