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

Quote by Albert Camus

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

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

At 30 a man should know himself like the palm of his hand, know the...

At 30 a man should know himself like the palm of his hand, know the...

There is the good and the bad, the great and the low, the just and...

There is the good and the bad, the great and the low, the just and...

We turn toward God only to obtain the impossible.

We turn toward God only to obtain the impossible.

In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible...

In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible...

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

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

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...

Absolute virtue is impossible and the republic of forgiveness leads, with implacable logic, to the...

Absolute virtue is impossible and the republic of forgiveness leads, with implacable logic, to the...

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

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

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.

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 absurd is the essential concept and the first truth.

The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth.

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...

I know of only one duty, and that is to love.

I know of only one duty, and that is to love.

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...

Man wants to live, but it is useless to hope that this desire will dictate...

Man wants to live, but it is useless to hope that this desire will dictate...

We are all special cases.

We are all special cases.

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

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

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

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

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

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