At 30 a man should know himself like the palm of his hand, know the exact number of his defects and qualities, know how far he can go, foretell his failures - be what he is. And, above all, accept…

Quote by Albert Camus

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Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.

Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.

There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.

There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.

Don't believe your friends when they ask you to be honest with them. All they...

Don't believe your friends when they ask you to be honest with them. All they...

Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.

Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.

Freedom is nothing else but a chance to be better.

Freedom is nothing else but a chance to be better.

True debauchery is liberating because it creates no obligations. In it you possess only yourself;...

True debauchery is liberating because it creates no obligations. In it you possess only yourself;...

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...

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

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

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

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

The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth.

The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth.

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...

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 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 society based on production is only productive, not creative.

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

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...

All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning

All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning

By definition, a government has no conscience. Sometimes it has a policy, but nothing more.

By definition, a government has no conscience. Sometimes it has a policy, but nothing more.

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

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

After all, every murderer when he kills runs the risk of the most dreadful of...

After all, every murderer when he kills runs the risk of the most dreadful of...

Man is the only creature that refuses to be what he is.

Man is the only creature that refuses to be what he is.