Nature is a burning and frigid, transparent and limited universe in which nothing is possible but everything is given

Quote by Albert Camus

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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

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

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

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

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

All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning. Great works are often...

All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning. Great works are often...

Some people talk in their sleep. Lecturers talk while other people sleep.

Some people talk in their sleep. Lecturers talk while other people sleep.

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...

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...

Virtue cannot separate itself from reality without becoming a principle of evil.

Virtue cannot separate itself from reality without becoming a principle of evil.

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...

The society based on production is only productive, not creative.

The society based on production is only productive, not creative.

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...

Those who write clearly have readers, those who write obscurely have commentators.

Those who write clearly have readers, those who write obscurely have commentators.

Integrity has no need of rules.

Integrity has no need of rules.

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...

Culture: the cry of men in face of their destiny.

Culture: the cry of men in face of their destiny.

Don't wait for the last judgment - it takes place every day.

Don't wait for the last judgment - it takes place every day.

After all manner of professors have done their best for us, the place we are...

After all manner of professors have done their best for us, the place we are...

Every man needs slaves like he needs clean air. To rule is to breathe, is...

Every man needs slaves like he needs clean air. To rule is to breathe, is...

All modern revolutions have ended in a reinforcement of the power of the State.

All modern revolutions have ended in a reinforcement of the power of the State.

Those who lack the courage will always find a philosophy to justify it.

Those who lack the courage will always find a philosophy to justify it.