Albert Camus
France
7 Nov 1913 // 4 Jan 1960
Writer / Journalist / Philosopher
7 Nov 1913 // 4 Jan 1960
Writer / Journalist / Philosopher
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To abandon oneself to principles is really to die - and to die for an impossible love which is the contrary of love
There will be no lasting peace either in the heart of individuals or in social customs until death is outlawed
There is but one truly serious philosophical problem and that is suicide
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
The welfare of the people in particular has always been the alibi of tyrants
The society based on production is only productive, not creative
The principles which men give to themselves end by overwhelming their noblest intentions
The only real progress lies in learning to be wrong all alone
The myth of unlimited production brings war in its train as inevitably as clouds announce a storm
The modern mind is in complete disarray. Knowledge has stretched itself to the point where neither the world nor our intelligence can find any foot-hold. It is a fact that we are suffering from nihilism
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
Essays
Essays
On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
Essays
Essays