The real passion of the twentieth century is servitude.

Quote by Albert Camus

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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...

A guilty conscience needs to confess. A work of art is a confession.

A guilty conscience needs to confess. A work of art is a confession.

The need to be right is the sign of a vulgar mind.

The need to be right is the sign of a vulgar mind.

True debauchery is liberating because it creates no obligations. In it you possess only yourself;...

True debauchery is liberating because it creates no obligations. In it you possess only yourself;...

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

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

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...

Truly fertile Music, the only kind that will move us, that we shall truly appreciate,...

Truly fertile Music, the only kind that will move us, that we shall truly appreciate,...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

For if I try to seize this self of which I feel sure, if I...

For if I try to seize this self of which I feel sure, if I...

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...

Without culture, and the relative freedom it implies, society, even when perfect, is but a...

Without culture, and the relative freedom it implies, society, even when perfect, is but a...

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...

Men must live and create. Live to the point of tears.

Men must live and create. Live to the point of tears.

Every act of rebellion expresses a nostalgia for innocence and an appeal to the essence...

Every act of rebellion expresses a nostalgia for innocence and an appeal to the essence...

Stupidity has a knack of getting its way.

Stupidity has a knack of getting its way.

America is not an elephant. For one thing, elephants never forget, whereas Americans don't really...

America is not an elephant. For one thing, elephants never forget, whereas Americans don't really...

Few people know death, we only endure it, usually from determination, and even from stupidity...

Few people know death, we only endure it, usually from determination, and even from stupidity...