Albert Camus
Albert Camus
Albert Camus; 7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960) was a French philosopher, author, and journalist. His views contributed to the rise of the philosophy known as absurdism. He wrote in his essay The Rebel that his whole life was devoted to opposing the philosophy of nihilism while still delving deeply into individual freedom. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1957...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth7 November 1913
CountryFrance
love great-love objects
I conceived at least one great love in my life, of which I was always the object.
forgiveness ideas forgiving
My great idea is that we must forgive the Pope. First of all, he needs it more than anyone else. Besides, it is the only way of placing oneself above him.
distance order cities
In order to understand the world, one has to turn away from it on occasion; in order to serve others better, one has to hold them at a distance for a time. But where can one find the solitude necessary to vigor, the deep breath in which the mind collects itself and courage gauges its strength? There remain big cities.
heart men thinking
Beginning to think is beginning to be undermined. Society has but little connection with such beginnings. The worm is in man's heart. That is where it must be sought. One must follow and understand this fatal game that leads from lucidity in the face of existence to flight from light.
4th-of-july media be-good
A free press can, of course, be good or bad, but, most certainly without freedom, the press will never be anything but bad.
suicide suicidal needs
But in the end one needs more courage to live than to kill himself.
new-beginnings bad-ass greatness
All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning.
honesty integrity needs
Integrity has no need of rules.
suicide sacrifice men
Ah cher ami, how poor in invention men are! They are They always think one commits suicide for a reason. But it's quite possible to commit suicide for two reasons. No, that never occurs to them. So what's the good of dying intentionally, of sacrificing yourself to the idea you want people to have of you? Once you are dead, they will take advantage of it to attribute idiotic or vulgar motives to your action. Martyrs, cher ami, must choose between being forgotten, mocked, or made use of. As for being understood--never!
law democracy minorities
Democracy is not the law of the majority but the protection of the minority.
atheist believe religion
I do not believe in God and I am not an atheist.
relationship loyalty betrayal
I used to advertise my loyalty and I don't believe there is a single person I loved that I didn't eventually betray.
passion compassion grows
To grow old is to pass from passion to compassion.
order dying killing
Instead of killing and dying in order to produce the being that we are not, we have to live and let live in order to create what we are.