The slave begins by demanding justice and ends by wanting to wear a crown. Albert Camus More Quotes by Albert Camus More Quotes From Albert Camus I looked up at the mass of signs and stars in the night sky and laid myself open for the first time to the benign indifference of the world. Albert Camus stars sky night Without freedom, no art; art lives only on the restraints it imposes on itself, and dies of all others. Albert Camus freedom life art A craving for freedom and independence is generated only in a man still living on hope. Albert Camus craving independence men I have always thought it would be easier to redeem a man steeped in vice and crime than a greedy, narrow-minded, pitiless merchant. Albert Camus vices would-be men In order to be created, a work of art must first make use of the dark forces of the soul Albert Camus dark order art I would like to be able to breathe— to be able to love her by memory or fidelity. But my heart aches. I love you continuously, intensely. Albert Camus love-you heart memories They knew now that if there is one thing one can always yearn for, and sometimes attain, it is human love. Albert Camus plague humans sometimes I should like to be able to love my country and still love justice. Albert Camus able justice country Having money is a way of being free of money. Albert Camus being-free money way The opposite of an idealist is too often a man without love. Albert Camus opposites men life The certainty of a God giving meaning to life far surpasses in attractiveness the ability to behave badly with impunity. The choice would not be hard to make. But there is no choice and that is where the bitterness comes in. The absurd does not liberate; it binds. Albert Camus bitterness choices giving The artist forges himself to the others, midway between the beauty he cannot do without and the community he cannot tear himself away from. That is why true artists scorn nothing: they are obliged to understand rather than to judge. Albert Camus community artist judging We have to live and let live in order to create what we are. Albert Camus live-and-let-live idealism order I used to advertise my loyalty and I don't believe there is a single person I loved that I didn't eventually betray. Albert Camus betrayal loyalty relationship A living man can be enslaved and reduced to the historic condition of an object. But if he dies in refusing to be enslaved, he reaffirms the existence of another kind of human nature which refuses to be classified as an object. Albert Camus human-nature kind men The real passion of the twentieth century is servitude. Albert Camus passion century real In the next few years the struggle will not be between utopia and reality, but between different utopias, each trying to impose itself on reality ... we can no longer hope to save everything, but ... we can at least try to save lives, so that some kind of future, if perhaps not the ideal one, will remain possible. Albert Camus struggle reality years Ironic philosophies produce passionate works. Albert Camus ironic passionate philosophy A trial cannot be conducted by announcing the general culpability of a civilization. Only the actual deeds which, at least, stank in the nostrils of the entire world were brought to judgment. Albert Camus deeds trials civilization In order to exist, man must rebel, but rebellion must respect the limits that it discovers in itself - limits where minds meet, and in meeting, begin to exist. Albert Camus mind men order
