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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Man wants to live, but it is useless to hope that this desire will dictate all his actions
It is normal to give away a little of one's life in order not to lose it all
It is a kind of spiritual snobbery that makes people think they can be happy without money
Integrity has no need of rules
I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to find out there isn't, than live my life as if there isn't and die to find out there is
For if there is a sin against life, it consists perhaps not so much in despairing of life as in hoping for another life and in eluding the implacable grandeur of this life
Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend
Don't wait for the last judgment - it takes place every day
Don't believe your friends when they ask you to be honest with them. All they really want is to be maintained in the good opinion they have of themselves
Culture: the cry of men in face of their destiny
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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