“It is necessary to work, if not from inclination, at least from despair. As it turns out, work is less boring than amusing oneself.”

— Charles Baudelaire

Il faut travailler, sinon par goût, au moins par désespoir, puisque, tout bien vérifié, travailler est moins ennuyeux que s'amuser.
Journaux intimes (1864–1867; published 1887), Mon cœur mis à nu (1864)

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Il faut travailler, sinon par goût, au moins par désespoir, puisque, tout bien vérifié, travailler est moins ennuyeux que s'amuser.

Journaux intimes (1864–1867; published 1887), Mon cœur mis à nu (1864)

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French poet 1821–1867

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