Albert Camus quotes - page 2

The gods had condemned Sisyphus to ceaselessly rolling a rock to the top of a mountain, whence the stone would fall back of its own weight. They had thought with some reason that there is no more dreadful punishment than futile and hopeless labor. (Albert Camus)
We rarely confide in those who are better than we are. View quote
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To correct a natural indifference I was placed half-way between misery and the sun. Misery kept me from believing that all was well under the sun, and the sun taught me that history wasn't everything. View quote
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At any street corner the feeling of absurdity can strike any man in the face. View quote
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Those who write clearly have readers, those who write obscurely have commentators. View quote
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All that I know of Morality and obligations I owe to football. View quote
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Martyrs, cher ami, must choose between being forgotten, mocked, or made use of. As for being understood never. View quote
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We always deceive ourselves twice about the people we love - first to their advantage, then to their disadvantage. View quote
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The evil that is in the world almost always comes of ignorance, and good intentions may do as much harm as malevolence if they lack understanding. View quote
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An intellectual is a person whose mind watches itself. View quote
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I may not have been sure about what really did interest me, but I was absolutely sure about what didn't. (Albert Camus)
Since we're all going to die, it's obvious that when and how don't matter. View quote
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I don't want to be a genius-I have enough problems just trying to be a man. View quote
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Should I kill myself, or have a cup of coffee? View quote
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But in the end one needs more courage to live than to kill himself. View quote
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The struggle itself towards the heights is enough to fill a man's heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy. View quote
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All modern revolutions have ended in a reinforcement of the power of the State. View quote
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Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow. Don't walk behind me, I may not lead. Walk beside me and be my friend. View quote
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There is not love of life without despair about life. View quote
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I rebel - therefore we exist. View quote
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Mother died today. Or maybe yesterday; I can't be sure. (Albert Camus)
I love life thats my real weakness. I love it so much that I am incapable of imagining what is not life. View quote
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One leader, one people, signifies one master and millions of slaves. View quote
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What on earth prompted you to take a hand in this?" "I don't know. My... my code of morals, perhaps." "Your code of morals. What code, if I may ask?" "Comprehension. View quote
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God is not necessary to create culpability, or to punish. Our fellow men are enough for that, helped by ourselves. View quote
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