The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth.

Quote by Albert Camus

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The myth of unlimited production brings war in its train as inevitably as clouds announce...

The myth of unlimited production brings war in its train as inevitably as clouds announce...

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.

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...

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...

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

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

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.

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

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

Retaliation is related to nature and instinct, not to law. Law, by definition, cannot obey...

Retaliation is related to nature and instinct, not to law. Law, by definition, cannot obey...

All healthy men have thought of their own suicide

All healthy men have thought of their own suicide

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

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

The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free...

The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free...

To insure the adoration of a theorem for any length of time, faith is not...

To insure the adoration of a theorem for any length of time, faith is not...

Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better.

Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better.

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

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

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...

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

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

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,...

Better never to have met you in my dream than to wake and reach for...

Better never to have met you in my dream than to wake and reach for...

Sometimes we just get disappointed in our loved ones because we expect so much from...

Sometimes we just get disappointed in our loved ones because we expect so much from...