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Quotation by Charles Baudelaire:

It is necessary to work if not from inclination, at least from despair. All things considered, work is less boring than amusing oneself.

Charles Baudelaire     (more by this author)

1821-1867 (Age at death: 46 approx.)

Charles Baudelaire (April 9, 1821 - August 31, 1867) was a French poet who also produced notable work as an essayist, art critic, and pioneering translator of Edgar Allan Poe.

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Country: France

Type: Prose
Context: Unknown
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I have a law degree (Stanford, 66') but have never practiced. Instead, from 1967 through 1977, I tried to contribute to the revolution in America. As unsuccessful as everyone else over that decade, in 1978 I went to work for the U.S. Forest (more...)
 

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