The evil that is in the world almost always comes from ignorance, and good intentions may do as much harm as malevolence if they lack understanding.
ALBERT CAMUSWhat made me run away was doubtless not so much the fear of settling down, but of settling down permanently in something ugly.
More Albert Camus Quotes
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The truth is that everyone is bored, and devotes himself to cultivating habits.
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The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.
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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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The literal meaning of life is whatever you’re doing that prevents you from killing yourself.
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You are forgiven for your happiness and your successes only if you generously consent to share them.
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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 absurd is the essential concept and the first truth.
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Some people talk in their sleep. Lecturers talk while other people sleep.
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Nothing in the world is worth turning one’s back on what one loves.
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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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The need to be right – the sign of a vulgar mind.
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If something is going to happen to me, I want to be there.
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I realized then that a man who had lived only one day could easily live for a hundred years in prison. He would have enough memories to keep him from being bored
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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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Should I kill myself, or have a cup of coffee?
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