Albert Camus
Albert Camus
Albert Camus; 7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960) was a French philosopher, author, and journalist. His views contributed to the rise of the philosophy known as absurdism. He wrote in his essay The Rebel that his whole life was devoted to opposing the philosophy of nihilism while still delving deeply into individual freedom. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1957...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth7 November 1913
CountryFrance
gambling luck
In short, they were gambling on their luck, and luck is not to be coerced.
death oneself
There is but one freedom, to put oneself right with death. After that everything is possible.
art mistake thinking
You make the mistake of thinking you have to choose, that you have to do what you want, that there are conditions for happiness. What matters- all that matters, really- is the will to happiness, a kind of enormous, ever present consciousness. The rest- women, art, success- is nothing but excuses. A canvas waiting for our embroideries.
mean winning effort
You will always win if you make an effort, no matter how much. However, if you failed it means you were too lazy.
giving people miracle
When I was young, I expected from people more than they could give: neverending friendship and constant excitement. Now I expect less than they can actually can give: to stay close silently. And their feelings, friendship, noble deeds always seem like a miracle to me: a true grace.
waiting doubt our-love
No doubt our love was still there, but quite simply it was unusable, heavy to carry, inert inside of us, sterile as crime or condemnation. It was no longer anything except a patience with no future and a stubborn wait.
stranger sisyphus
For ever, I shall be a stranger to myself.
memories men years
I realized then that a man who had lived only one day could easily live for a hundred years in prison. He would have enough memories to keep him from being bored
helping-others people world
There are people who vindicate the world, who help others live just by their presence.
thinking intelligent wells
You know very well that I no longer think. I am far too intelligent for that.
steps accepting ends
Accepting the absurdity of everything around us is one step, a necessary experience: it should not become a dead end. It arouses a revolt that can become fruitful
stories
Don't let them tell us stories
believe importance ifs
If we believe in nothing, if nothing has any meaning and if we can affirm no values whatsoever, then everything is possible and nothing has any importance.
Some are created to love, while the others - to live.