Albert Camus
44 quotations
At any street corner the feeling of absurdity can strike any man in the face.
Man is the only creature who refuses to be what he is.
In order to exist just once in the world, it is necessary never again to exist.
You can't create experience. You must undergo it.
Alas after a certain age, every man is responsible for his own face.
Freedom is nothing else but a chance to be better.
It is normal to give away a little of one's life in order not to lose it all.
That must be wonderful; I have no idea of what it means.
By definition, a government has no conscience. Sometimes it has a policy, but nothing more.
All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning.
To be happy we must not be too concerned with others.
But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a person and life they lead.
The innocent is the person who explains nothing.
There's no need to hang about waiting for the last judgment. It takes place every day.
Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.
Men must live and create. Live to the point of tears.
Man wants to live, but it is useless to hope that this desire will dictate all his actions.
Real nobility is based on scorn, courage, and profound indifference.
The need to be right is the sign of a vulgar mind.
To write is to become disinterested. There is a certain renunciation in art.
It is a kind of spiritual snobbery that makes people think they can be happy without money.
It is a well-known fact that we always recognize our homeland when we are about to lose it.
We come into the world laden with the weight of an infinite necessity.
Only a philosophy of eternity, in the world today, could justify non-violence.
Those who lack the courage will always find a philosophy to justify it.