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
thinking
Beginning to think is beginning to be undermined.
love life deceived-us
We always deceive ourselves twice about the people we love - first to their advantage, then to their disadvantage.
taxation citizens indirect
Note, besides, that it is no more immoral to directly rob citizens than to slip indirect taxes into the price of goods that they cannot do without.
love principles impossible
To abandon oneself to principles is really to die - and to die for an impossible love which is the contrary of love.
inspirational life men
Men must live and create. Live to the point of tears.
inspirational charming-smile asking
Charm is a way of getting the answer 'Yes' without asking a clear question.
inspirational life waiting
Don't wait for the last judgment - it takes place every day.
friendship honesty believe
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.
men hands birth-defects
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.
struggle heart men
The struggle itself towards the heights is enough to fill a man's heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy.
funny spiritual witty
It's a kind of spiritual snobbery that makes people think they can be happy without money.
honesty integrity needs
Integrity has no need of rules.
peace war tyrants
The welfare of the people in particular has always been the alibi of tyrants.
inspirational work passion
Without work, all life goes rotten. But when work is soulless, life stifles and dies.