Quotation by

Charles Baudelaire

Nature... is nothing but the inner voice of self-interest.

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Baudelaire suggests that what we see as nature is actually driven by self-interest at its core. In other words, natural processes and behaviors are motivated by survival and personal gain rather than pure beauty or harmony.

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