Bed Quote by Charles Baudelaire Download Open image “Life is a hospital in which every patient is possessed by a desire to change his bed.” — Charles Baudelaire ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.9 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Bed Desire Desire to change Hospital Hospital Patient Hospitality Hospitals Life Life Hospital Life is Literature Patience Patient Patient Possessed Possessed This life
This life is a hospital in which every patient is possessed with a desire to change his bed. — Charles Baudelaire Copy Share Image
This life is a hospital where every patient is possessed with the desire to change beds; one man would like to suffer in front… — Charles Baudelaire Copy Share Image
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