To correct a natural indifference I was placed half-way between misery and the sun. Misery kept me from believing that all was well under the sun, and the sun taught me that history wasn't everything.

Quote by Albert Camus

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Too many have dispensed with generosity in order to practice charity.

Too many have dispensed with generosity in order to practice charity.

There is but one truly serious philosophical problem and that is suicide.

There is but one truly serious philosophical problem and that is suicide.

The modern mind is in complete disarray. Knowledge has stretched itself to the point where...

The modern mind is in complete disarray. Knowledge has stretched itself to the point where...

The rebel can never find peace. He knows what is good and, despite himself, does...

The rebel can never find peace. He knows what is good and, despite himself, does...

Those who weep for the happy periods which they encounter in history acknowledge what they...

Those who weep for the happy periods which they encounter in history acknowledge what they...

Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal.

Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal.

Murder is terribly exhausting.

Murder is terribly exhausting.

You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of....

You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of....

How can sincerity be a condition of friendship? A taste for truth at any cost...

How can sincerity be a condition of friendship? A taste for truth at any cost...

There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.

There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.

Don't wait for the Last Judgment. It happens every day.

Don't wait for the Last Judgment. It happens every day.

Every man needs slaves like he needs clean air. To rule is to breathe, is...

Every man needs slaves like he needs clean air. To rule is to breathe, is...

But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he...

But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he...

It's no use reminding yourself daily that you are mortal: it will be brought home...

It's no use reminding yourself daily that you are mortal: it will be brought home...

What is a rebel? A man who says no.

What is a rebel? A man who says no.

You are forgiven for your happiness and your successes only if you generously consent to...

You are forgiven for your happiness and your successes only if you generously consent to...

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...

The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free...

The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free...

If you could be either God's worst enemy or nothing, which would you choose?

If you could be either God's worst enemy or nothing, which would you choose?

The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become...

The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become...

I have always been among those who believed that the greatest freedom of speech was...

I have always been among those who believed that the greatest freedom of speech was...

The whole world loves a maverick and the whole world wants the maverick to achieve...

The whole world loves a maverick and the whole world wants the maverick to achieve...