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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Nature is a burning and frigid, transparent and limited universe in which nothing is possible...

Nature is a burning and frigid, transparent and limited universe in which nothing is possible...

The real passion of the twentieth century is servitude.

The real passion of the twentieth century is servitude.

A taste for truth at any cost is a passion which spares nothing.

A taste for truth at any cost is a passion which spares nothing.

Without culture, and the relative freedom it implies, society, even when perfect, is but a...

Without culture, and the relative freedom it implies, society, even when perfect, is but a...

A guilty conscience needs to confess. A work of art is a confession.

A guilty conscience needs to confess. A work of art is a confession.

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...

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...

There is but one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide. Judging whether life...

There is but one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide. Judging whether life...

A man without ethics is a wild beast loosed upon this world.

A man without ethics is a wild beast loosed upon this world.

You cannot create experience. You must undergo it.

You cannot create experience. You must undergo it.

How hard, how bitter it is to become a man!

How hard, how bitter it is to become a man!

What is a rebel? A man who says no

What is a rebel? A man who says no

Autumn is a second spring where every leaf is a flower

Autumn is a second spring where every leaf is a flower

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...

An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself.

An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself.

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

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

Men are convinced of your arguments, your sincerity, and the seriousness of your efforts only...

Men are convinced of your arguments, your sincerity, and the seriousness of your efforts only...

All men have a sweetness in their life. That is what helps them go on....

All men have a sweetness in their life. That is what helps them go on....

Truth is not only violated by falsehood; it may be equally outraged by silence

Truth is not only violated by falsehood; it may be equally outraged by silence

The death of democracy is not likely to be an assassination from ambush. It will...

The death of democracy is not likely to be an assassination from ambush. It will...

I don't know if I should care for a man who made life easy; I...

I don't know if I should care for a man who made life easy; I...