Real nobility is based on scorn, courage, and profound indifference.

Quote by Albert Camus

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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...

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...

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

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

An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself.

An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself.

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

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

A free press can of course be good or bad, but, most certainly, without freedom...

A free press can of course be good or bad, but, most certainly, without freedom...

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

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

We always deceive ourselves twice about the people we love - first to their advantage,...

We always deceive ourselves twice about the people we love - first to their advantage,...

Man wants to live, but it is useless to hope that this desire will dictate...

Man wants to live, but it is useless to hope that this desire will dictate...

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...

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...

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.

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.

Don't wait for the Last Judgment. It happens every day.

Don't wait for the Last Judgment. It happens every day.

You have the freedom to choose your actions, you don't have the freedom to choose...

You have the freedom to choose your actions, you don't have the freedom to choose...

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.

To assert in any case that a man must be absolutely cut off from society...

To assert in any case that a man must be absolutely cut off from society...

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

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

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

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

The real passion of the twentieth century is servitude.

The real passion of the twentieth century is servitude.