Without culture, and the relative freedom it implies, society, even when perfect, is but a jungle. This is why any authentic creation is a gift to the future.

Quote by Albert Camus

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

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

There is but one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide. Judging whether life...

There is but one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide. Judging whether life...

Retaliation is related to nature and instinct, not to law. Law, by definition, cannot obey...

Retaliation is related to nature and instinct, not to law. Law, by definition, cannot obey...

An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself.

An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself.

Life is the sum of all your choices.

Life is the sum of all your choices.

Politics and the fate of mankind are shaped by men without ideals and without greatness....

Politics and the fate of mankind are shaped by men without ideals and without greatness....

In order to exist just once in the world, it is necessary never again to...

In order to exist just once in the world, it is necessary never again to...

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...

When you have really exhausted an experience you always reverence and love it.

When you have really exhausted an experience you always reverence and love it.

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 gods had condemned Sisyphus to ceaselessly rolling a rock to the top of a...

The gods had condemned Sisyphus to ceaselessly rolling a rock to the top of a...

Stupidity has a knack of getting its way.

Stupidity has a knack of getting its way.

Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better.

Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better.

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...

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

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

After another moment's silence, she mumbled that I was peculiar, that that was probably why...

After another moment's silence, she mumbled that I was peculiar, that that was probably why...

Autumn is a second spring where every leaf is a flower

Autumn is a second spring where every leaf is a flower

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

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

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...

Don't wait for the last judgment - it takes place every day.

Don't wait for the last judgment - it takes place every day.