Inspiring Quotes by Albert Camus - Page 2

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Small: Man wants to live, but it is useless to hope that this desire will dictate all his actions
"Man wants to live, but it is useless to hope that this desire will dictate all his actions"
Small: I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to find out there isnt, than live my life as if there
"I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to find out there isn't, than live my life as if there isn't and die to find out there is"
Small: Retaliation is related to nature and instinct, not to law. Law, by definition, cannot obey the same rules as n
"Retaliation is related to nature and instinct, not to law. Law, by definition, cannot obey the same rules as nature"
Small: Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal
"Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal"
Small: There is but one truly serious philosophical problem and that is suicide
"There is but one truly serious philosophical problem and that is suicide"
Small: We always deceive ourselves twice about the people we love - first to their advantage, then to their disadvant
"We always deceive ourselves twice about the people we love - first to their advantage, then to their disadvantage"
Small: Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear
"Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear"
Small: Methods of thought which claim to give the lead to our world in the name of revolution have become, in reality
"Methods of thought which claim to give the lead to our world in the name of revolution have become, in reality, ideologies of consent and not of rebellion"
Small: How can sincerity be a condition of friendship? A taste for truth at any cost is a passion which spares nothin
"How can sincerity be a condition of friendship? A taste for truth at any cost is a passion which spares nothing"
Small: Your successes and happiness are forgiven you only if you generously consent to share them
"Your successes and happiness are forgiven you only if you generously consent to share them"
Small: We are all special cases
"We are all special cases"
Small: The society based on production is only productive, not creative
"The society based on production is only productive, not creative"
Small: In order to understand the world, one has to turn away from it on occasion
"In order to understand the world, one has to turn away from it on occasion"
Small: Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better
"Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better"
Small: A man without ethics is a wild beast loosed upon this world
"A man without ethics is a wild beast loosed upon this world"
Small: A guilty conscience needs to confess. A work of art is a confession
"A guilty conscience needs to confess. A work of art is a confession"
Small: A free press can, of course, be good or bad, but, most certainly without freedom, the press will never be anyt
"A free press can, of course, be good or bad, but, most certainly without freedom, the press will never be anything but bad"
Small: Ah, mon cher, for anyone who is alone, without God and without a master, the weight of days is dreadful
"Ah, mon cher, for anyone who is alone, without God and without a master, the weight of days is dreadful"
Small: After all, every murderer when he kills runs the risk of the most dreadful of deaths, whereas those who kill h
"After all, every murderer when he kills runs the risk of the most dreadful of deaths, whereas those who kill him risk nothing except promotion"
Small: After all manner of professors have done their best for us, the place we are to get knowledge is in books.
"After all manner of professors have done their best for us, the place we are to get knowledge is in books. The true university of these days is a collection of books"
Small: Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower
"Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower"
Small: At any street corner the feeling of absurdity can strike any man in the face
"At any street corner the feeling of absurdity can strike any man in the face"
Small: At 30 a man should know himself like the palm of his hand, know the exact number of his defects and qualities,
"At 30 a man should know himself like the palm of his hand, know the exact number of his defects and qualities, know how far he can go, foretell his failures - be what he is. And, above all, accept these things"
Small: As a remedy to life in society I would suggest the big city. Nowadays, it is the only desert within our means
"As a remedy to life in society I would suggest the big city. Nowadays, it is the only desert within our means"
Small: An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself
"An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself"
Small: All modern revolutions have ended in a reinforcement of the power of the State
"All modern revolutions have ended in a reinforcement of the power of the State"
Small: All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning. Great works are often born on a street cor
"All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning. Great works are often born on a street corner or in a restaurant's revolving door"
Small: Every man needs slaves like he needs clean air. To rule is to breathe, is it not? And even the most disenfranc
"Every man needs slaves like he needs clean air. To rule is to breathe, is it not? And even the most disenfranchised get to breathe. The lowest on the social scale have their spouses or their children"
Small: Every act of rebellion expresses a nostalgia for innocence and an appeal to the essence of being
"Every act of rebellion expresses a nostalgia for innocence and an appeal to the essence of being"
Small: Dont wait for the last judgment - it takes place every day
"Don't wait for the last judgment - it takes place every day"
Small: Dont believe your friends when they ask you to be honest with them. All they really want is to be maintained i
"Don't believe your friends when they ask you to be honest with them. All they really want is to be maintained in the good opinion they have of themselves"
Small: Culture: the cry of men in face of their destiny
"Culture: the cry of men in face of their destiny"
Small: Charm is a way of getting the answer yes without asking a clear question
"Charm is a way of getting the answer yes without asking a clear question"
Small: Man is an idea, and a precious small idea once he turns his back on love
"Man is an idea, and a precious small idea once he turns his back on love"
Small: Its a kind of spiritual snobbery that makes people think they can be happy without money
"It's a kind of spiritual snobbery that makes people think they can be happy without money"
Small: It is not your paintings I like, it is your painting
"It is not your paintings I like, it is your painting"
Small: It is normal to give away a little of ones life in order not to lose it all
"It is normal to give away a little of one's life in order not to lose it all"
Small: It is a kind of spiritual snobbery that makes people think they can be happy without money
"It is a kind of spiritual snobbery that makes people think they can be happy without money"
Small: For centuries the death penalty, often accompanied by barbarous refinements, has been trying to hold crime in
"For centuries the death penalty, often accompanied by barbarous refinements, has been trying to hold crime in check; yet crime persists. Why? Because the instincts that are warring in man are not, as the law claims, constant forces in a state of equilibrium"
Small: The only real progress lies in learning to be wrong all alone
"The only real progress lies in learning to be wrong all alone"
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