“Men are convinced of your arguments, your sincerity, and the seriousness of your efforts only by your death.”
— Albert Camus
Author: Albert Camus
Category: death
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Without culture, and the relative freedom it
“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.”
— Albert Camus
Author: Albert Camus
Category: future
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The absurd is the essential concept and
“The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth.”
— Albert Camus
Author: Albert Camus
Category: truth
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The modern mind is in complete disarray.
“The modern mind is in complete disarray. Knowledge has stretched itself to the point where neither the world nor our intelligence can find any foot-hold. It is a fact that we are suffering from nihilism.”
— Albert Camus
Author: Albert Camus
Category: intelligence
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Truth, like light, blinds. Falsehood, on the
“Truth, like light, blinds. Falsehood, on the contrary, is a beautiful twilight that enhances every object.”
— Albert Camus
Author: Albert Camus
Category: truth
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There is the good and the bad,
“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.”
— Albert Camus
Author: Albert Camus
Category: great
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Those who weep for the happy periods
“Those who weep for the happy periods which they encounter in history acknowledge what they want; not the alleviation but the silencing of misery.”
— Albert Camus
Author: Albert Camus
Category: history
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For centuries the death penalty, often accompanied
“For centuries the death penalty, often accompanied by barbarous refinements, has been trying to hold crime in check; yet crime persists. Why? Because the instincts that are warring in man are not, as the law claims, constant forces in a state of equilibrium.”
— Albert Camus
Author: Albert Camus
Category: death
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A free press can, of course, be
“A free press can, of course, be good or bad, but, most certainly without freedom, the press will never be anything but bad.”
— Albert Camus
Author: Albert Camus
Category: good
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Nothing is more despicable than respect based
“Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear.”
— Albert Camus
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An intellectual is someone whose mind watches
“An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself.”
— Albert Camus
Author: Albert Camus
Category: intelligence
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