In our society any man who doesn't cry at his mother's funeral is liable to be condemned to death

Quote by Albert Camus

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In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible...

In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible...

Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear.

Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear.

All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning

All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning

Culture: the cry of men in face of their destiny.

Culture: the cry of men in face of their destiny.

One leader, one people, signifies one master and millions of slaves.

One leader, one people, signifies one master and millions of slaves.

To assert in any case that a man must be absolutely cut off from society...

To assert in any case that a man must be absolutely cut off from society...

We always deceive ourselves twice about the people we love - first to their advantage,...

We always deceive ourselves twice about the people we love - first to their advantage,...

You have to be very rich or very poor to live without a trade.

You have to be very rich or very poor to live without a trade.

We get into the habit of living before acquiring the habit of thinking. In that...

We get into the habit of living before acquiring the habit of thinking. In that...

Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better.

Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better.

The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth.

The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth.

You have the freedom to choose your actions, you don't have the freedom to choose...

You have the freedom to choose your actions, you don't have the freedom to choose...

A taste for truth at any cost is a passion which spares nothing.

A taste for truth at any cost is a passion which spares nothing.

You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer 'yes' without having asked...

You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer 'yes' without having asked...

A man's work is nothing but this slow trek to rediscover, through the detours of...

A man's work is nothing but this slow trek to rediscover, through the detours of...

I shall tell you a great secret, my friend. Do not wait for the last...

I shall tell you a great secret, my friend. Do not wait for the last...

Nature is a burning and frigid, transparent and limited universe in which nothing is possible...

Nature is a burning and frigid, transparent and limited universe in which nothing is possible...

Some people talk in their sleep. Lecturers talk while other people sleep.

Some people talk in their sleep. Lecturers talk while other people sleep.

In order to exist just once in the world, it is necessary never again to...

In order to exist just once in the world, it is necessary never again to...

At 30 a man should know himself like the palm of his hand, know the...

At 30 a man should know himself like the palm of his hand, know the...