The dandy should aspire to be uninterruptedly sublime. He should live and sleep in front of a mirror.
Charles BaudelaireNature is a temple, where the living Columns sometimes breathe confusing speech; Man walks within these groves of symbols, each Of which regards him as a kindred thing.
Charles BaudelaireThat in all times, mediocrity has dominated, that is indubitable; but that it reigns more than ever, that it is becoming absolutely triumphant and inhibiting, this is what is as true as it is distressing.
Charles Baudelaire