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Quotes by Arthur Rimbaud

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Morality is the weakness of the brain.
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Morality is the weakness of the brain.
But the problem is to make the soul into a monster.
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But the problem is to make the soul into a monster.
I will never possess my hand.
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I will never possess my hand.
The white men are landing. Cannons! Now we must be baptized, get dressed, and go to work. My heart has been stabbed by grace. Ah! I hadn’t thought this would happen!
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The white men are landing. Cannons! Now we must be baptized, get dressed, and go to work. My heart has been stabbed by grace. Ah! I hadn’t thought this would happen!
The northern lights rise like a kiss to the sea.
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The northern lights rise like a kiss to the sea.
This lofty thought proves I dreamt it!
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This lofty thought proves I dreamt it!
Priests, professors, masters, you are wrong to turn me over to Justice. I have never belonged to this people. I have never been Christian. I am of the race that sang under torture. I do not understand your laws. I have no moral sense, I am a brute.
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Priests, professors, masters, you are wrong to turn me over to Justice. I have never belonged to this people. I have never been Christian. I am of the race that sang under torture. I do not understand your laws. I have no moral sense, I am a brute.
I am unknown; what does it matter? Poets are brothers. These lines believe; they love; they hope; and that is all. Dear Master, help me up a little. I am young. Hold out your hand to me.
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I am unknown; what does it matter? Poets are brothers. These lines believe; they love; they hope; and that is all. Dear Master, help me up a little. I am young. Hold out your hand to me.
The world progresses! Why shouldn’t it turn as well?
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The world progresses! Why shouldn’t it turn as well?
The Poet makes himself a seer through a long, vast and painstaking derangement of all the senses.
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The Poet makes himself a seer through a long, vast and painstaking derangement of all the senses.
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