Albert Camus ( 10 of 63 )
Charm is a way of getting the answer yes without asking a clear question.
Charm is a way of getting the answer yes without asking a clear question.
An achievement is a bondage. It obliges one to a higher achievement.
An achievement is a bondage. It obliges one to a higher achievement.
Virtue cannot separate itself from reality without becoming a principle of evil.
Virtue cannot separate itself from reality without becoming a principle of evil.
All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning. Great works are often born on a street corner read more
All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning. Great works are often born on a street corner or in a restaurant's revolving door.
In default of inexhaustible happiness, eternal suffering would at least give us a destiny. But we do not even have read more
In default of inexhaustible happiness, eternal suffering would at least give us a destiny. But we do not even have that consolation, and our worst agonies come to an end one day.
It's a kind of spiritual snobbery that makes people think they can be happy without money.
It's a kind of spiritual snobbery that makes people think they can be happy without money.
A novel is never anything but a philosophy put into images.
A novel is never anything but a philosophy put into images.
Stupidity has a knack of getting its way.
Stupidity has a knack of getting its way.
Resist no temptation: a guilty conscience is more honorable than regret
Resist no temptation: a guilty conscience is more honorable than regret
There is but one freedom, to put oneself right with death. After that everything is possible. I cannot force you read more
There is but one freedom, to put oneself right with death. After that everything is possible. I cannot force you to believe in God. Believing in God amounts to coming to terms with death. When you have accepted death, the problem of God will be solved--and not the reverse.