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

Quote by Albert Camus

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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...

It's no use reminding yourself daily that you are mortal: it will be brought home...

It's no use reminding yourself daily that you are mortal: it will be brought home...

All healthy men have thought of their own suicide

All healthy men have thought of their own suicide

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...

Your successes and happiness are forgiven you only if you generously consent to share them.

Your successes and happiness are forgiven you only if you generously consent to share them.

The desire for possession is insatiable, to such a point that it can survive even...

The desire for possession is insatiable, to such a point that it can survive even...

I know of only one duty, and that is to love.

I know of only one duty, and that is to love.

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

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

I don't want to be a genius - I have enough problems just trying to...

I don't want to be a genius - I have enough problems just trying 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...

When you have really exhausted an experience you always reverence and love it.

When you have really exhausted an experience you always reverence and love it.

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.

We used to wonder where war lived, what it was that made it so vile....

We used to wonder where war lived, what it was that made it so vile....

You cannot create experience. You must undergo it.

You cannot create experience. You must undergo it.

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

It is a kind of spiritual snobbery that makes people think they can be happy...

It is a kind of spiritual snobbery that makes people think they can be happy...