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Philosophical literature10 quotes
What is a rebel? A man who says no. — Albert Camus · 1951A single sentence will suffice for modern man: he fornicated and read the papers. — Albert Camus · 1956There is but one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide. Judging whether life is or is not worth living amounts to answering the fundamental question of philosophy. — Albert Camus · 1942Every revolutionary ends by becoming either an oppressor or a heretic. — Albert Camus · 1951You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer yes without having asked any clear question. — Albert Camus · 1956The meaning of life is the most urgent of questions. — Albert Camus · 1942All 10 quotes →Political literature5 quotes
Man is the only creature who refuses to be what he is. — Albert Camus · 1951What is a rebel? A man who says no. — Albert Camus · 1951It is not rebellion itself that is noble, but what it demands of you. — Albert Camus · 1947Every revolutionary ends by becoming either an oppressor or a heretic. — Albert Camus · 1951When the imagination sleeps, words are emptied of their meaning. — Albert Camus · 1957