Methods of thought which claim to give the lead to our world in the name of revolution have become, in reality, ideologies of consent and not of rebellion.

Quote by Albert Camus

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The desire for possession is insatiable, to such a point that it can survive even...

The desire for possession is insatiable, to such a point that it can survive even...

Men must live and create. Live to the point of tears.

Men must live and create. Live to the point of tears.

To insure the adoration of a theorem for any length of time, faith is not...

To insure the adoration of a theorem for any length of time, faith is not...

There is but one freedom, to put oneself right with death. After that everything is...

There is but one freedom, to put oneself right with death. After that everything is...

The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth.

The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth.

Martyrs, my friend, have to choose between being forgotten, mocked or used. As for being...

Martyrs, my friend, have to choose between being forgotten, mocked or used. As for being...

Without work, all life goes rotten. But when work is soulless, life stifles and dies.

Without work, all life goes rotten. But when work is soulless, life stifles and dies.

Without freedom, no art; art lives only on the restraints it imposes on itself, and...

Without freedom, no art; art lives only on the restraints it imposes on itself, and...

Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Don't walk behind me; I...

Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Don't walk behind me; I...

A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it...

A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it...

You cannot acquire experience by making experiments. You cannot create experience. You must undergo it.

You cannot acquire experience by making experiments. You cannot create experience. You must undergo it.

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...

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...

I don't want to be a genius - I have enough problems just trying to...

I don't want to be a genius - I have enough problems just trying to...

Freedom is nothing else but a chance to be better.

Freedom is nothing else but a chance to be better.

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed,...

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed,...

I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to...

I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to...

There is the good and the bad, the great and the low, the just and...

There is the good and the bad, the great and the low, the just and...

To abandon oneself to principles is really to die - and to die for an...

To abandon oneself to principles is really to die - and to die for an...

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

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