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The human condition5 quotes
Man is the only creature who refuses to be what he is. — Albert Camus · 1951Knowing that certain nights whose sweetness lingers will keep returning to the earth and sea after we are gone, yes, this helps us die. — Albert Camus · 1953I'll tell you a big secret mon cher. Don't wait for the Last Judgment. It takes place every day. — Albert Camus · 1956Sisyphyus, proletarian of the gods, powerless and rebellious, knows the whole extent of his wretched condition: it is what he thinks of during his descent. The lucidity that was to constitute his torture at the same time crowns his victory. There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn. — Albert Camus · 1942There is no love of life without despair of life. — Albert Camus · 1937Life2 quotes
I'll tell you a big secret mon cher. Don't wait for the Last Judgment. It takes place every day. — Albert Camus · 1956There is no love of life without despair of life. — Albert Camus · 1937Politics2 quotes
Every revolutionary ends by becoming either an oppressor or a heretic. — Albert Camus · 1951Politics, and the fate of mankind, are shaped by men without ideals and without greatness. — Albert Camus · 1962Rebellion2 quotes
What 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 · 1947Revolution2 quotes
What is a rebel? A man who says no. — Albert Camus · 1951Every revolutionary ends by becoming either an oppressor or a heretic. — Albert Camus · 1951Absurdity of life1 quote
Sisyphyus, proletarian of the gods, powerless and rebellious, knows the whole extent of his wretched condition: it is what he thinks of during his descent. The lucidity that was to constitute his torture at the same time crowns his victory. There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn. — Albert Camus · 1942Acceptance of death1 quote
Knowing that certain nights whose sweetness lingers will keep returning to the earth and sea after we are gone, yes, this helps us die. — Albert Camus · 1953Authenticity1 quote
Man is the only creature who refuses to be what he is. — Albert Camus · 1951Being oneself1 quote
Man is the only creature who refuses to be what he is. — Albert Camus · 1951Being present1 quote
I'll tell you a big secret mon cher. Don't wait for the Last Judgment. It takes place every day. — Albert Camus · 1956Charm1 quote
You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer yes without having asked any clear question. — Albert Camus · 1956Death1 quote
Knowing that certain nights whose sweetness lingers will keep returning to the earth and sea after we are gone, yes, this helps us die. — Albert Camus · 1953Ego1 quote
We are all exceptional cases. We all want to appeal against something! Each of us insists on being innocent at all costs, even if he has to accuse the whole human race and heaven itself. — Albert Camus · 1956Hopelessness and despair1 quote
There is no love of life without despair of life. — Albert Camus · 1937Human nature1 quote
Man is the only creature who refuses to be what he is. — Albert Camus · 1951Imagination1 quote
When the imagination sleeps, words are emptied of their meaning. — Albert Camus · 1957Judgment Day1 quote
I'll tell you a big secret mon cher. Don't wait for the Last Judgment. It takes place every day. — Albert Camus · 1956Law1 quote
Integrity has no need of rules. — Albert Camus · 1942Meaning of life1 quote
The meaning of life is the most urgent of questions. — Albert Camus · 1942Modern life1 quote
A single sentence will suffice for modern man: he fornicated and read the papers. — Albert Camus · 1956Morality1 quote
What I know most surely about morality and the duty of man I owe to sport. — Albert Camus · 1979Patriotism1 quote
I should like to be able to love my country and still love justice. — Albert Camus · 1944Personal integrity1 quote
Integrity has no need of rules. — Albert Camus · 1942Persuasion1 quote
You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer yes without having asked any clear question. — Albert Camus · 1956Philosophy1 quote
There 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 · 1942Political theory1 quote
Every revolutionary ends by becoming either an oppressor or a heretic. — Albert Camus · 1951Politicians1 quote
Politics, and the fate of mankind, are shaped by men without ideals and without greatness. — Albert Camus · 1962Purpose of life1 quote
There 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 · 1942Resisting authority1 quote
It is not rebellion itself that is noble, but what it demands of you. — Albert Camus · 1947Revolutionaries1 quote
Every revolutionary ends by becoming either an oppressor or a heretic. — Albert Camus · 1951