Progress, that great heresy of degenerates.
• XI: "Notes nouvelles sur Edgar Poe III," II http://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/Edgar_Poe_III._Notes_nouvelles_sur_Edgar_Poe_%28L%E2%80%99Art_romantique%29#II
• XI: "Notes nouvelles sur Edgar Poe III," II http://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/Edgar_Poe_III._Notes_nouvelles_sur_Edgar_Poe_%28L%E2%80%99Art_romantique%29#II
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Le progrès, cette grande hérésie de la décrépitude.
— Charles Baudelaire
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Le progrès, cette grande hérésie de la décrépitude." in the context of "Progress, that great heresy of degenerates.
• XI: "Notes nouvelles sur Edgar Poe III," II http://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/Edgar_Poe_III._Notes_nouvelles_sur_Edgar_Poe_%28L%E2%80%99Art_romantique%29#II" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Charles Baudelaire" (Quotes, L'art romantique (1869))
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About Charles Baudelaire
Charles Baudelaire (9 April 1821 – 31 August 1867) was a French poet, critic and translator.
About Charles Baudelaire
Charles Baudelaire (9 April 1821 – 31 August 1867) was a French poet, critic and translator.
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