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

Quote by Albert Camus

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It is a kind of spiritual snobbery that makes people think they can be happy...

It is a kind of spiritual snobbery that makes people think they can be happy...

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

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

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.

Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal.

Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal.

Life is the sum of all your choices.

Life is the sum of all your choices.

We rarely confide in those who are better than we are.

We rarely confide in those who are better than we are.

Revolt and revolution both wind up at the same crossroads: the police, or folly

Revolt and revolution both wind up at the same crossroads: the police, or folly

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...

A man's work is nothing but this slow trek to rediscover, through the detours of...

A man's work is nothing but this slow trek to rediscover, through the detours of...

All modern revolutions have ended in a reinforcement of the power of the State.

All modern revolutions have ended in a reinforcement of the power of the State.

Culture: the cry of men in face of their destiny.

Culture: the cry of men in face of their destiny.

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...

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...

To be famous, in fact, one has only to kill one's landlady.

To be famous, in fact, one has only to kill one's landlady.

Every revolutionary ends up either by becoming an oppressor or a heretic.

Every revolutionary ends up either by becoming an oppressor or a heretic.

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...

Ah, mon cher, for anyone who is alone, without God and without a master, the...

Ah, mon cher, for anyone who is alone, without God and without a master, the...

God is a philosophical black hole, the point where reason breaks down.

God is a philosophical black hole, the point where reason breaks down.

The symbolism of the Goddess is not a parallel structure to the symbolism of God...

The symbolism of the Goddess is not a parallel structure to the symbolism of God...

The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things revealed belong to...

The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things revealed belong to...