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

Quote by Albert Camus

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What is a rebel? A man who says no.

What is a rebel? A man who says no.

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...

There will be no lasting peace either in the heart of individuals or in social...

There will be no lasting peace either in the heart of individuals or in social...

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...

To correct a natural indifference I was placed half-way between misery and the sun. Misery...

To correct a natural indifference I was placed half-way between misery and the sun. Misery...

Absolute virtue is impossible and the republic of forgiveness leads, with implacable logic, to the...

Absolute virtue is impossible and the republic of forgiveness leads, with implacable logic, to the...

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...

You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer 'yes' without having asked...

You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer 'yes' without having asked...

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

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

Autumn is a second spring where every leaf is a flower

Autumn is a second spring where every leaf is a flower

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

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

All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning

All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning

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.

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...

We get into the habit of living before acquiring the habit of thinking. In that...

We get into the habit of living before acquiring the habit of thinking. In that...

The real passion of the twentieth century is servitude.

The real passion of the twentieth century is servitude.

Integrity has no need of rules.

Integrity has no need of rules.

If there is sin against life, it consists¦ in hoping for another life and in...

If there is sin against life, it consists¦ in hoping for another life and in...

Wars and elections are both too big and too small to matter in the long...

Wars and elections are both too big and too small to matter in the long...

He only earns his freedom and his life Who takes them every day by storm.

He only earns his freedom and his life Who takes them every day by storm.