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
passion light feelings
Great feelings take with them their own universe, splendid or abject. They light up with their passion an exclusive world in which they recognize their climate.
admire men
...There are more things to admire in men than to despise.
answering judging life living question serious truly whether worth
There is but one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide. Judging whether life is or is not worth living amounts to answering the fundamental question of philosophy.
Those who write clearly have readers, those who write obscurely have commentators.
finance french-philosopher people snobbery spiritual
It is a kind of spiritual snobbery that makes people think they can be happy without money.
failure fight head share took tragedy turn
Well, the tragedy is over. The failure is complete. I turn my head and go away. I took my share in this fight for the impossible.