Albert Camus: ... one cannot be happy in exile or in oblivion. One can...

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

Albert Camus

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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

Albert Camus

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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.

Albert Camus

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

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

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

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

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You will never be able to experience everything. So, please, do poetical justice to your soul and simply experience yourself.

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Where there is no hope, we must invent it.

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Always there comes an hour when one is weary of one's work and devotion to duty, and all one craves for is a loved face, the warmth and wonder of a loving heart.

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If we understood the enigmas of life there would be no need for art.

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Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.

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I don't want to be a genius-I have enough problems just trying to be a man.

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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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Some people talk in their sleep. Lecturers talk while other people sleep.

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You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.

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... one cannot be happy in exile or in oblivion. One cannot always be a stranger. I want to return to my homeland, make all my loved ones happy. I see no further than this.