All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning. Great works are often born on a street corner or in a restaurant's revolving door.

Quote by Albert Camus

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At any street corner the feeling of absurdity can strike any man in the face.

At any street corner the feeling of absurdity can strike any man in the face.

The evil that is in the world almost always comes of ignorance, and good intentions...

The evil that is in the world almost always comes of ignorance, and good intentions...

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...

The need to be right is the sign of a vulgar mind.

The need to be right is the sign of a vulgar mind.

When you have once seen the glow of happiness on the face of a belovedperson,...

When you have once seen the glow of happiness on the face of a belovedperson,...

Idleness is fatal only to the mediocre.

Idleness is fatal only to the mediocre.

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...

Truly fertile Music, the only kind that will move us, that we shall truly appreciate,...

Truly fertile Music, the only kind that will move us, that we shall truly appreciate,...

Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better.

Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better.

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...

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

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

We call first truths those we discover after all the others.

We call first truths those we discover after all the others.

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...

To be famous, in fact, one has only to kill one's landlady.

To be famous, in fact, one has only to kill one's landlady.

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...

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.

A free press can, of course, be good or bad, but, most certainly without freedom,...

A free press can, of course, be good or bad, but, most certainly without freedom,...

Integrity has no need of rules.

Integrity has no need of rules.

It is a kind of spiritual snobbery that makes people think they can be happy...

It is a kind of spiritual snobbery that makes people think they can be happy...

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...