Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal.

Quote by Albert Camus

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

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

Nature is a burning and frigid, transparent and limited universe in which nothing is possible...

Nature is a burning and frigid, transparent and limited universe in which nothing is possible...

Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear.

Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear.

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed,...

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed,...

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.

Truly fertile Music, the only kind that will move us, that we shall truly appreciate,...

Truly fertile Music, the only kind that will move us, that we shall truly appreciate,...

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...

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...

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

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

Beauty is unbearable, drives us to despair, offering us for a minute the glimpse of...

Beauty is unbearable, drives us to despair, offering us for a minute the glimpse of...

A man without ethics is a wild beast loosed upon this world.

A man without ethics is a wild beast loosed upon this world.

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

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

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

How utterly futile debauchery seems once it has been accomplished, and what ashes of disgust...

How utterly futile debauchery seems once it has been accomplished, and what ashes of disgust...

You cannot create experience. You must undergo it.

You cannot create experience. You must undergo it.

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...

Too many have dispensed with generosity in order to practice charity.

Too many have dispensed with generosity in order to practice charity.

He who despairs of the human condition is a coward, but he who has hope...

He who despairs of the human condition is a coward, but he who has hope...

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.

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...