Methods of thought which claim to give the lead to our world in the name of revolution have become, in reality, ideologies of consent and not of rebellion.

Quote by Albert Camus

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

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

I used to advertise my loyalty and I don't believe there is a single person...

I used to advertise my loyalty and I don't believe there is a single person...

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...

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

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...

Those who weep for the happy periods which they encounter in history acknowledge what they...

Those who weep for the happy periods which they encounter in history acknowledge what they...

Everyone would like to behave like a pagan, with everyone else behaving like a Christian

Everyone would like to behave like a pagan, with everyone else behaving like a Christian

Without freedom, no art; art lives only on the restraints it imposes on itself, and...

Without freedom, no art; art lives only on the restraints it imposes on itself, and...

Stupidity has a knack of getting its way.

Stupidity has a knack of getting its way.

Integrity has no need of rules.

Integrity has no need of rules.

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

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

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...

We are all special cases.

We are all special cases.

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...

We continue to shape our personality all our life. If we knew ourselves perfectly, we...

We continue to shape our personality all our life. If we knew ourselves perfectly, we...

Life is the sum of all your choices.

Life is the sum of all your choices.

All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning

All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning

At any street corner the feeling of absurdity can strike any man in the face.

At any street corner the feeling of absurdity can strike any man in the face.

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...

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

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