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
philosophy thinking telling-the-truth
I do not have much liking for the too famous existential philosophy, and, to tell the truth, I think its conclusions false.
truth mind denial
There are places where the mind dies so that a truth which is its very denial may be born.
truth believe men
The principle can be established that for a man who does not cheat what he believes to be true must determine his actions.
beautiful truth lying
Truth, like light, is blinding. Lies, on the other hand, are a beautiful dusk, which enhances the value of each object.
pestilence duration truth-is
The truth is that nothing is less sensational than pestilence, and by reason of their very duration great misfortunes are monotonous.
passion truth-is virtue
Truth is not a virtue, but a passion. It is never charitable.
truth firsts
We call first truths those we discover after all the others.
beautiful truth honesty
Truth, like light, blinds. Falsehood, on the contrary, is a beautiful twilight that enhances every object.
truth firsts essentials
The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth.
life truth party
If absolute truth belongs to anyone in this world, it certainly does not belong to the man or party that claims to possess it.
life truth atheism
Seeking what is true is not seeking what is desirable.
life truth passion
A taste for truth at any cost is a passion which spares nothing.
lying fiction telling-the-truth
Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth.
condition cost french-philosopher sincerity spares taste truth
How can sincerity be a condition of friendship? A taste for truth at any cost is a passion which spares nothing.