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
motivational inspiring should
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
noble demand rebellion
It is not rebellion itself which is noble but the demands it makes upon us.
world culture persuasion
In the world there is, parallel to the force of death and constraint, an enormous force of persuasion that is called culture.
happiness happy success
Your successes and happiness are forgiven you only if you generously consent to share them.
suicide philosophy philosophical
There is but one truly serious philosophical problem and that is suicide.
music dream appreciation
Truly fertile Music, the only kind that will move us, that we shall truly appreciate, will be a Music conducive to Dream, which banishes all reason and analysis. One must not wish first to understand and then to feel. Art does not tolerate Reason.
broken-heart teacher lost-love
Blessed are the hearts that can bend; they shall never be broken.
painting
It is not your paintings I like, it is your painting.
future perfect art-and-culture
Without culture, and the relative freedom it implies, society, even when perfect, is but a jungle. This is why any authentic creation is a gift to the future.
rebellion awareness born
With rebellion, awareness is born
art order dies
We have art in order not to die of life.
struggle heart humans
The struggle to the top alone will make a human heart SWELL.
life beauty lying
At the heart of all beauty lies something inhuman.
life passion logic
There are crimes of passion and crimes of logic. The boundary between them is not clearly defined.