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This life is a hospital in which every patient is possessed with a desire to change his bed
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"This life is a hospital in which every patient is possessed with a desire to change his bed"

- Charles Baudelaire

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This quote by Charles Baudelaire is a metaphor for life. It suggests that life resembles a hospital, where everybody is a patient. Every person is in a state of discontent as well as is constantly looking for something better. The wish to alter one's bed is an allegory for the desire to change one's scenarios. It indicates that individuals are never pleased with their current situation and also are constantly seeking something better. This quote is a reminder that life is continuously changing and that we ought to be open to brand-new experiences as well as chances. It likewise recommends that we need to be material with what we have as well as value the small minutes of joy that life brings. Eventually, this quote urges us to take advantage of our lives as well as to be grateful for the blessings we have.

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Charles Baudelaire This quote is written / told by Charles Baudelaire between April 9, 1821 and August 31, 1867. He was a famous Poet from France. The author also have 74 other quotes.

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