Albert Camus Quotes

• My dear, In the midst of hate, I found there was, within me, an invincible love. In the midst of tears, I found there was, within me, an invincible smile. In the midst of chaos, I found there was, within me, an invincible calm. I realized, through it all, that… In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there’s something stronger – something better, pushing right back. Truly yours, Albert Camus

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  Summer, Wisdom, Hate

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• Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.

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  Love, Friendship, Happy

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• Life is a sum of all your choices". So, what are you doing today?

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  Decisions You Make, Choices Made, Today

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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.

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  Freedom, Badass, Bad Ass

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• The welfare of the people in particular has always been the alibi of tyrants.

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  Peace, War, Tyrants

  Albert Camus (2012). “Resistance, Rebellion, and Death: Essays”, p.101, Vintage

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  Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal.

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  Funny, Positivity, Bad Ass

  Albert Camus (1965). “Notebooks, 1942-1951”

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• Sometimes, carrying on, just carrying on, is the superhuman achievement.

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  Inspirational, Moving On, Encouraging

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• Life is meaningless, but worth living, provided you recognize it's meaningless.

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  Life Is, Worth Living, Meaningless

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  Whoever gives nothing, has nothing. The greatest misfortune is not to be unloved, but not to love.

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  Giving, Unloved, Misfortunes

  Albert Camus (2008). “Notebooks, 1951-1959”, Ivan R Dee

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• Do not be afraid of spending quality time by yourself. Find meaning or don’t find meaning but “steal” some time and give it freely and exclusively to your own self. Opt for privacy and solitude. That doesn’t make you antisocial or cause you to reject the rest of the world. But you need to breathe. And you need to be.

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  Self, Giving, Solitude

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• Every time I hear a political speech or I read those of our leaders, I am horrified at having, for years, heard nothing which sounded human. It is always the same words telling the same lies. And the fact that men accept this, that the people’s anger has not destroyed these hollow clowns, strikes me as proof that men attribute no importance to the way they are governed; that they gamble – yes, gamble – with a whole part of their life and their so called 'vital interests.

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  Lying, Men, Years

  Albert Camus (1978). “Notebooks, 1935-1942”, Harcourt

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• The Four Conditions of Happiness: Life in the open air, Love for another being,Freedom from ambition,Creation

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  Happiness, Ambition, Air

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• Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear.

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  Inspirational, Life, Respect

  Albert Camus (1963). “Carnets: 1935-1942”

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  There is no sun without shadow, and it is essential to know the night.

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  Gratitude, Night, Shadow

  Albert Camus (2012). “The Myth of Sisyphus: And Other Essays”, p.123, Vintage

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  Should I kill myself, or have a cup of coffee?

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  Suicide, Coffee, Optimistic

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• Where there is no hope, we must invent it.

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  Hope, No Hope

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• Blessed are the hearts that can bend; they shall never be broken.

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  Broken Heart, Teacher, Lost Love

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• But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads?

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  Inspirational, Happiness, Happy

  Albert Camus (2012). “Lyrical and Critical Essays”, p.101, Vintage

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

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  Inspirational, Courage, Philosophy

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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.

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  Inspirational, Life, Happiness

  "Youthful Writings". Book by Albert Camus, October 1932.

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• Believe me there is no such thing as great suffering, great regret, great memory....everything is forgotten, even a great love. That's what's sad about life, and also what's wonderful about it. There is only a way of looking at things, a way that comes to you every once in a while. That's why it's good to have had love in your life after all, to have had an unhappy passion- it gives you an alibi for the vague despairs we all suffer from.

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  Memories, Regret, Believe

  Albert Camus (2012). “Happy Death”, p.114, Vintage

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• There are causes worth dying for, but none worth killing for.

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  Life, Dying, Causes

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• In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there’s something stronger – something better, pushing right back.

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  Life, Summer, Recovery

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• 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.

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  Feet, Intelligence, Mind

  Albert Camus (1963). “Carnets: 1942-1951”

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• Always go too far, because that's where you'll find the truth

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  Inspirational, Believe, Anime

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