French - Philosopher | November 7, 1913 - January 4, 1960
Truth, like light, blinds. Falsehood, on the contrary, is a beautiful twilight that enhances every object.
Albert Camus
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What is a rebel? A man who says no: but whose refusal does not imply a renunciation.
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Stupidity has a knack of getting its way.
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Real nobility is based on scorn, courage, and profound indifference.
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We always deceive ourselves twice about the people we love - first to their advantage, then to their disadvantage.
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At 30 a man should know himself like the palm of his hand, know the exact number of his defects and qualities, know how far he can go, foretell his failures - be what he is. And, above all, accept these things.
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The welfare of the people in particular has always been the alibi of tyrants.
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For if there is a sin against life, it consists perhaps not so much in despairing of life as in hoping for another life and in eluding the implacable grandeur of this life.
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It is not your paintings I like, it is your painting.
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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.
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Men must live and create. Live to the point of tears.
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It is a kind of spiritual snobbery that makes people think they can be happy without money.
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