People hasten to judge in order not to be judged themselves.
ALBERT CAMUSThe purpose of a writer is to keep civilization from destroying itself.
More Albert Camus Quotes
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I looked up at the mass of signs and stars in the night sky and laid myself open for the first time to the benign indifference of the world.
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We must learn how to lend ourselves to dreaming when dreams lend themselves to us.
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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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Much unhappiness has come into the world because of bewilderment and things left unsaid.
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Integrity has no need of rules.
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Don’t walk behind me; I may not lead. Don’t walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.
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Live to the point of tears.
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At any street corner the feeling of absurdity can strike any man in the face.
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Since we’re all going to die, it’s obvious that when and how don’t matter.
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Peace is the only battle worth waging.
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But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads?
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At the heart of all beauty lies something inhuman.
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Man is always prey to his truths. Once he has admitted them, he cannot free himself from them.
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We are all exceptional cases. We all want to appeal against something! Each of us insists on being innocent at all cost, even if he has to accuse the whole human race and heaven itself.
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I may not have been sure about what really did interest me, but I was absolutely sure about what didn’t.
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