This world, such as it is, is not tolerable. Therefore I need the moon, or happiness, or immortality, I need something which is perhaps demented, but which is not of this world. Albert Camus More Quotes by Albert Camus More Quotes From Albert Camus Sometimes, carrying on, just carrying on, is the superhuman achievement. Albert Camus moving-on encouraging inspirational It is easy to shield the outer body from poisoned arrows, but it is impossible to shield the mind from the poisoned darts that originate within itself. Greed, anger, foolishness and the infatuations of egoism - these four poisoned darts originate within the mind and infect it with deadly poison. Albert Camus arrows greed fear Absolute freedom mocks at justice. Absolute justice denies freedom. Albert Camus freedom justice inspirational With rebellion, awareness is born Albert Camus rebellion born awareness Everybody knows that pestilences have a way of recurring in the world; yet somehow we find it hard to believe in ones that crash down on our heads from a blue sky. Albert Camus sky blue believe From Pandora's Box, where all the ills of humanity swarmed, the Greeks drew out hope after all the others, as the most dreadful of all. I know no more stirring symbol; for, contrary to the general belief, hope equals resignation. And to live is not to resign oneself. Albert Camus pandoras-box greek humanity Without work, all life goes rotten. But when work is soulless, life stifles and dies. Albert Camus passion work inspirational My chief occupation, despite appearances, has always been love. Albert Camus occupation love life Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear. Albert Camus respect inspirational life It is not your paintings I like, it is your painting. Albert Camus painting An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself. Albert Camus intelligent responsibility knowledge In order to understand the world, one has to turn away from it on occasion. Albert Camus solitude order world We turn toward God only to obtain the impossible. Albert Camus turns impossible There are people who prefer to look their fate in the eye Albert Camus fate eye people Note, besides, that it is no more immoral to directly rob citizens than to slip indirect taxes into the price of goods that they cannot do without. Albert Camus indirect taxation citizens It's a kind of spiritual snobbery that makes people think they can be happy without money. Albert Camus spiritual witty funny Liberty is the right not to lie. Albert Camus liberty lying Beginning to think is beginning to be undermined. Albert Camus thinking Those who weep for the happy periods which they encounter in history acknowledge what they want; not the alleviation but the silencing of misery. Albert Camus encounters want history Truth and freedom, having few lovers, are demanding mistresses. Albert Camus mistress honesty integrity
