It's a kind of spiritual snobbery that makes people think they can be happy without money.

I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to find out there isn't, than live my life as if there isn't and die to find out there is... view

By: Albert Camus

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At any street corner the feeling of absurdity can strike any man in the face... view

By: Albert Camus

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It is normal to give away a little of one's life in order not to lose it all... view

By: Albert Camus

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Those who write clearly have readers, those who write obscurely have commentators... view

By: Albert Camus

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Those who lack the courage will always find a philosophy to justify it... view

By: Albert Camus

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One leader, one people, signifies one master and millions of slaves... view

By: Albert Camus

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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... view

By: Albert Camus

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In order to exist just once in the world, it is necessary never again to exist... view

By: Albert Camus

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Every man needs slaves like he needs clean air. To rule is to breathe, is it not? And even the most disenfranchised get to breathe. The lowest on the social scale have their spouses or their children... view

By: Albert Camus

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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

By: Albert Camus

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You cannot create experience. You must undergo it... view

By: Albert Camus

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Ah, mon cher, for anyone who is alone, without God and without a master, the weight of days is dreadful... view

By: Albert Camus

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