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Charles Baudelaire

Quote of Charles Baudelaire - There is no such thing as...


Biography - Charles Baudelaire:

French poet.
Born: 1821 - Died: 1867
Period:
19th century
Place of birth: France
France

There is no such thing as a long piece of work, except one that you dare not start.



Translation

Translation

(French, German)



French
Il n'y a de long ouvrage que celui qu'on n'ose pas commencer.

German
Es gibt keine langwierige Arbeit, ausgenommen die, mit der du nicht zu beginnen wagst.




See also 

See also...



The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

It's the job that's never started as takes longest to finish.




Quotes for: to dare


Quotes

Quotes for: to dare


I dare to believe that inner joy has some secret power to win the favour of fortune.





He who can endure all can dare all.





Audacity augments courage; hesitation, fear.





Dare to be wise, begin!





Who dares nothing, need hope for nothing.





I speak truth, not so much as I would, but as much as I dare; and I dare a little more, as I grow older.











Quotes for: work


Quotes

Quotes about work:


My work is a game, a very serious game.





The best work is not what is most difficult for you it is what you do best.





Sowing is not so hard as reaping.





Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.





The fruits of labor are the sweetest of all pleasures.





Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.











Quotes

Charles Baudelaire also said...


There are moments in life when time and space are more profound, and the awareness of existence immeasurably increased.





There is no sweeter pleasure than to surprise a man by giving him more than he hopes for.





I can barely conceive of a type of beauty in which there is no Melancholy.





Beauty is the sole ambition, the exclusive goal of Taste.





Music fathoms the sky.





Always be a poet, even in prose.












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