To assert in any case that a man must be absolutely cut off from society because he is absolutely evil amounts to saying that society is absolutely good, and no-one in his right mind will believe this today.

Quote by Albert Camus

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The modern mind is in complete disarray. Knowledge has stretched itself to the point where...

The modern mind is in complete disarray. Knowledge has stretched itself to the point where...

There is but one truly serious philosophical problem and that is suicide.

There is but one truly serious philosophical problem and that is suicide.

We used to wonder where war lived, what it was that made it so vile....

We used to wonder where war lived, what it was that made it so vile....

Truth, like light, blinds. Falsehood, on the contrary, is a beautiful twilight that enhances every...

Truth, like light, blinds. Falsehood, on the contrary, is a beautiful twilight that enhances every...

For if there is a sin against life, it consists perhaps not so much in...

For if there is a sin against life, it consists perhaps not so much in...

A taste for truth at any cost is a passion which spares nothing.

A taste for truth at any cost is a passion which spares nothing.

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...

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

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

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;...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

To know oneself, one should assert oneself.

To know oneself, one should assert oneself.

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,...

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

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

Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better.

Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better.

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...

Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear.

Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear.

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

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