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.

We call first truths those we discover after all the others... view

By: Albert Camus

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To be happy we must not be too concerned with others... view

By: Albert Camus

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The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion... view

By: Albert Camus

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You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life... view

By: Albert Camus

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

By: Albert Camus

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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... view

By: Albert Camus

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To insure the adoration of a theorem for any length of time, faith is not enough, a police force is needed as well... view

By: Albert Camus

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He who despairs of the human condition is a coward, but he who has hope for it is a fool... view

By: Albert Camus

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We continue to shape our personality all our life. If we knew ourselves perfectly, we should die... 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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We get into the habit of living before acquiring the habit of thinking. In that race which daily hastens us towards death, the body maintains its irreparable lead... view

By: Albert Camus

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The society based on production is only productive, not creative... view

By: Albert Camus

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