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
life men opposites
The opposite of an idealist is too often a man without love.
order atheism world
In order to exist just once in the world, it is necessary never again to exist.
life hope coward
He who despairs of the human condition is a coward, but he who has hope for it is a fool.
history want encounters
Those who weep for the happy periods which they encounter in history acknowledge what they want; not the alleviation but the silencing of misery.
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The myth of unlimited production brings war in its train as inevitably as clouds announce a storm.
men bitterness bitter
How hard, how bitter it is to become a man!
love life occupation
My chief occupation, despite appearances, has always been love.
unjust never-change lows
There is the good and the bad, the great and the low, the just and the unjust. I swear to you that all that will never change.
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The society based on production is only productive, not creative.
eye fate people
There are people who prefer to look their fate in the eye
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All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning. Great works are often born on a street corner or in a restaurant's revolving door.
life mean cities
As a remedy to life in society I would suggest the big city. Nowadays, it is the only desert within our means.
inspirational order effort
The most exhausting effort in my life has been to suppress my own nature in order to make it serve my biggest plans.
order solitude world
In order to understand the world, one has to turn away from it on occasion.