The world is never quiet, even its silence eternally resounds with the same notes, in vibrations which escape our ears. As for those that we perceive, they carry sounds to us, occasionally a chord, never a melody.

Quote by Albert Camus

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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...

Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow; Don't walk behind me, I...

Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow; Don't walk behind me, I...

Freedom is nothing else but a chance to be better.

Freedom is nothing else but a chance to be better.

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...

To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others

To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others

Dont believe your friends when they ask you to be honest with them. All they...

Dont believe your friends when they ask you to be honest with them. All they...

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...

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...

Men are convinced of your arguments, your sincerity, and the seriousness of your efforts only...

Men are convinced of your arguments, your sincerity, and the seriousness of your efforts only...

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...

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.

How hard, how bitter it is to become a man!

How hard, how bitter it is to become a man!

Martyrs, my friend, have to choose between being forgotten, mocked or used. As for being...

Martyrs, my friend, have to choose between being forgotten, mocked or used. As for being...

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

Those who write clearly have readers, those who write obscurely have commentators.

Those who write clearly have readers, those who write obscurely have commentators.

We are all special cases.

We are all special cases.

There is the good and the bad, the great and the low, the just and...

There is the good and the bad, the great and the low, the just and...