He who despairs of the human condition is a coward, but he who has hope for it is a fool.
ALBERT CAMUSThere is no sun without shadow, and it is essential to know the night.
More Albert Camus Quotes
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If absolute truth belongs to anyone in this world, it certainly does not belong to the man or party that claims to possess it.
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In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.
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For who would dare to assert that eternal happiness can compensate for a single moment’s human suffering.
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But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads?
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To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others.
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It is a kind of spiritual snobbery that makes people think they can be happy without money.
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The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth.
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You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer yes without having asked any clear question.
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The purpose of a writer is to keep civilization from destroying itself.
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Some people talk in their sleep. Lecturers talk while other people sleep.
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Peace is the only battle worth waging.
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Every act of rebellion expresses a nostalgia for innocence and an appeal to the essence of being.
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We must learn how to lend ourselves to dreaming when dreams lend themselves to us.
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Integrity has no need of rules.
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Seeking what is true is not seeking what is desirable.
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Happiness and the absurd are two sons of the same earth. They are inseparable.
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What made me run away was doubtless not so much the fear of settling down, but of settling down permanently in something ugly.
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Those who lack the courage will always find a philosophy to justify it.
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A man is more a man through the things he keeps to himself than through those he says.
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To feel absolutely right is the beginning of the end.
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It is the job of thinking people not to be on the side of the executioners.
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The truth is that everyone is bored, and devotes himself to cultivating habits.
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At the heart of all beauty lies something inhuman.
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Live to the point of tears.
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I had only a little time left and I didn’t want to waste it on God.
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The truth is that everyone is bored, and devotes himself to cultivating habits.
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