Arthur Rimbaud, (1854-1891), French Poet Quotes

Never admit defeat!

Faith assuages, guides, restores.

One evening I sat Beauty on my knees -- And I found her bitter -- And I reviled her.

But, truly, I have wept too much! The Dawns are heartbreaking. Every moon is atrocious and every sun bitter.

And again: No more gods! no more gods! Man is King, Man is God! - But the great Faith is Love!

I saw that all beings are fated to happiness: action is not life, but a way of wasting some force, an enervation. Morality is the weakness of the brain.

I believe that I am in hell, therefore I am there.

When you are seventeen you aren't really serious.

I is another.

I am the slave of my baptism. Parents, you have caused my misfortune, and you have caused your own.