Charles Baudelaire

Charles Baudelaire (1821–1867) was a French poet best known for Les Fleurs du mal, a landmark collection that influenced modern and symbolist poetry. He also worked as an art critic and translator of Edgar Allan Poe, and his poetry explores urban modernity, decadence, and the interplay of beauty and suffering.

Quotes by Charles Baudelaire

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It is through the labyrinth of suffering that we arrive at the stars. — Charles Baudelaire

Navigating Suffering on the Journey to Greatness

Ultimately, this journey through suffering can lead not only to achievement but also to meaning. As psychiatrist Viktor Frankl underscores in Man’s Search for Meaning (1946), one can wrest purpose and hope from even the bleakest struggles. The stars, then, are not reached despite the labyrinth but because we have braved every twist in its shadowed corridors—and emerged wiser and brighter for it. [...]

Created on: 6/3/2025