For if there is a sin against life, it consists perhaps not so much in despairing of life as in hoping for another life and in eluding the implacable grandeur of this life.

Quote by Albert Camus

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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.

The world is never quiet, even its silence eternally resounds with the same notes, in...

The world is never quiet, even its silence eternally resounds with the same notes, in...

It is normal to give away a little of one's life in order not to...

It is normal to give away a little of one's life in order not to...

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...

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

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

All healthy men have thought of their own suicide

All healthy men have thought of their own suicide

We turn toward God only to obtain the impossible.

We turn toward God only to obtain the impossible.

Integrity has no need of rules.

Integrity has no need of rules.

Retaliation is related to nature and instinct, not to law. Law, by definition, cannot obey...

Retaliation is related to nature and instinct, not to law. Law, by definition, cannot obey...

Note, besides, that it is no more immoral to directly rob citizens than to slip...

Note, besides, that it is no more immoral to directly rob citizens than to slip...

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...

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 always deceive ourselves twice about the people we love - first to their advantage,...

We always deceive ourselves twice about the people we love - first to their advantage,...

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

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

For centuries the death penalty, often accompanied by barbarous refinements, has been trying to hold...

For centuries the death penalty, often accompanied by barbarous refinements, has been trying to hold...

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...

Revolt and revolution both wind up at the same crossroads: the police, or folly

Revolt and revolution both wind up at the same crossroads: the police, or folly

The modern mind is in complete disarray. Knowledge has stretched itself to the point where...

The modern mind is in complete disarray. Knowledge has stretched itself to the point where...

In that way imagination and intelligence enter into our existence in the part of servants...

In that way imagination and intelligence enter into our existence in the part of servants...

It is conceded by all that man is the very highest type of all living...

It is conceded by all that man is the very highest type of all living...