The struggle itself towards the heights is enough to fill a man's heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy.

Quote by Albert Camus

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

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

Men are never really willing to die except for the sake of freedom: therefore they...

Men are never really willing to die except for the sake of freedom: therefore they...

Note, besides, that it is no more immoral to directly rob citizens than to slip...

Note, besides, that it is no more immoral to directly rob citizens than to slip...

You are forgiven for your happiness and your successes only if you generously consent to...

You are forgiven for your happiness and your successes only if you generously consent to...

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...

When you have once seen the glow of happiness on the face of a belovedperson,...

When you have once seen the glow of happiness on the face of a belovedperson,...

The society based on production is only productive, not creative.

The society based on production is only productive, not creative.

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...

How can sincerity be a condition of friendship? A taste for truth at any cost...

How can sincerity be a condition of friendship? A taste for truth at any cost...

You cannot create experience. You must undergo it.

You cannot create experience. You must undergo it.

Some people talk in their sleep. Lecturers talk while other people sleep.

Some people talk in their sleep. Lecturers talk while other people sleep.

All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning. Great works are often...

All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning. Great works are often...

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

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

An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself.

An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself.

Charm is a way of getting the answer yes without asking a clear question.

Charm is a way of getting the answer yes without asking a clear question.

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.

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...

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

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

I never played much golf as a kid. I caddied quite a bit but never...

I never played much golf as a kid. I caddied quite a bit but never...

As in this body, there are for the embodied one childhood, youth, old age, even...

As in this body, there are for the embodied one childhood, youth, old age, even...