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

Quote by Albert Camus

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

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

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.

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

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

One leader, one people, signifies one master and millions of slaves.

One leader, one people, signifies one master and millions of slaves.

I shall tell you a great secret my friend. Do not wait for the last...

I shall tell you a great secret my friend. Do not wait for the last...

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

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

The rebel can never find peace. He knows what is good and, despite himself, does...

The rebel can never find peace. He knows what is good and, despite himself, does...

Alas, after a certain age every man is responsible for his face.

Alas, after a certain age every man is responsible for his face.

Life is the sum of all your choices.

Life is the sum of all your choices.

Integrity has no need of rules.

Integrity has no need of rules.

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.

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

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

The evil that is in the world almost always comes of ignorance, and good intentions...

The evil that is in the world almost always comes of ignorance, and good intentions...

What is a rebel? A man who says no

What is a rebel? A man who says no

There is but one freedom, to put oneself right with death. After that everything is...

There is but one freedom, to put oneself right with death. After that everything is...

Methods of thought which claim to give the lead to our world in the name...

Methods of thought which claim to give the lead to our world in the name...

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...

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.

Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.

Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.

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...