In order to understand the world, one has to turn away from it on occasion.

Quote by Albert Camus

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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...

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,...

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 welfare of the people in particular has always been the alibi of tyrants.

The welfare of the people in particular has always been the alibi of tyrants.

Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I...

Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I...

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...

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 have to be very rich or very poor to live without a trade.

You have to be very rich or very poor to live without a trade.

What the world requires of the Christians is that they should continue to be Christians.

What the world requires of the Christians is that they should continue to be Christians.

The struggle itself towards the heights is enough to fill a man's heart. One must...

The struggle itself towards the heights is enough to fill a man's heart. One must...

Martyrs, my friend, have to choose between being forgotten, mocked or used. As for being...

Martyrs, my friend, have to choose between being forgotten, mocked or used. As for being...

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...

In our society any man who doesn't cry at his mother's funeral is liable to...

In our society any man who doesn't cry at his mother's funeral is liable to...

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...

Truth, like light, blinds. Falsehood, on the contrary, is a beautiful twilight that enhances every...

Truth, like light, blinds. Falsehood, on the contrary, is a beautiful twilight that enhances every...

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

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

Only a philosophy of eternity, in the world today, could justify non-violence.

Only a philosophy of eternity, in the world today, could justify non-violence.

The rebel can never find peace. He knows what is good and, despite himself, does...

The rebel can never find peace. He knows what is good and, despite himself, does...

Evil is always possible. Goodness is a difficulty.

Evil is always possible. Goodness is a difficulty.

A wrong - doer is often a man that has left something undone, not always...

A wrong - doer is often a man that has left something undone, not always...