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
risk being-loved
There's the risk of being loved...and that would keep me from being happy.
reality evil becoming
Virtue cannot separate itself from reality without becoming a principle of evil.
philosophy cowardice
There is always a philosophy for lack of courage.
peace humanity battle
Peace is the only battle worth waging.
encouraging nature spring
Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.
hero passion live-in-the-present
The absurd hero's refusal to hope becomes his singular ability to live in the present with passion.
doubt revolution doe
Beauty, no doubt, does not make revolutions. But a day will come when revolutions will have need of beauty.
justice crowns slave
The slave begins by demanding justice and ends by wanting to wear a crown.
fate men
Fate is not in man but around him
struggle heart humans
The struggle to the top alone will make a human heart SWELL.
thinking
Beginning to think is beginning to be undermined.
rich poor trade
You have to be very rich or very poor to live without a trade.
rebellion awareness born
With rebellion, awareness is born
law punishment intuition
Retaliation is related to nature and instinct, not to law. Law, by definition, cannot obey the same rules as nature.