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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It is not your paintings I like, it is your painting.

It is not your paintings I like, it is your painting.

Men are never really willing to die except for the sake of freedom: therefore they...

Men are never really willing to die except for the sake of freedom: therefore they...

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

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

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...

In the midst of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible...

In the midst of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible...

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...

In order to understand the world, one has to turn away from it on occasion.

In order to understand the world, one has to turn away from it on occasion.

Politics and the fate of mankind are shaped by men without ideals and without greatness....

Politics and the fate of mankind are shaped by men without ideals and without greatness....

What the world requires of the Christians is that they should continue to be Christians.

What the world requires of the Christians is that they should continue to be Christians.

Charm is a way of getting the answer yes without asking a clear question.

Charm is a way of getting the answer yes without asking a clear question.

Dont believe your friends when they ask you to be honest with them. All they...

Dont believe your friends when they ask you to be honest with them. All they...

The myth of unlimited production brings war in its train as inevitably as clouds announce...

The myth of unlimited production brings war in its train as inevitably as clouds announce...

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

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

To get rich never risk your health. For it is the truth that health is...

To get rich never risk your health. For it is the truth that health is...

To be happy we must not be too concerned with others.

To be happy we must not be too concerned with others.

Every revolutionary ends up either by becoming an oppressor or a heretic.

Every revolutionary ends up either by becoming an oppressor or a heretic.

Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear.

Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear.

The society based on production is only productive, not creative.

The society based on production is only productive, not creative.

Only a philosophy of eternity, in the world today, could justify non-violence.

Only a philosophy of eternity, in the world today, could justify non-violence.

We continue to shape our personality all our life. If we knew ourselves perfectly, we...

We continue to shape our personality all our life. If we knew ourselves perfectly, we...