What did it matter if he existed for two or for twenty years? Happiness was the fact that he had existed. Albert Camus More Quotes by Albert Camus More Quotes From Albert Camus Men are never convinced of your reasons, of your sincerity, of the seriousness of your sufferings, except by your death. So long as you are alive, your case is doubtful; you have a right only to their skepticism. Albert Camus men long death I am too much in love with my lies and hypocrisies not to confess them fervently. Albert Camus too-much hypocrisy lying For instance, I never complained that my birthday was overlooked; people were even surprised, with a touch of admiration, by my discretion on this subject. But the reason for my disinterestedness was even more discreet: I longed to be forgotten in order to be able to complain to myself... Once my solitude was thoroughly proved, I could surrender to the charms of a virile self-pity. Albert Camus self order people There will be no lasting peace either in the heart of individuals or in social customs until death is outlawed. Albert Camus heart peace death I felt as I hadn't felt for ages. I had a foolish desire to burst into tears. for the first time I'd realized how all these people loathed me. Albert Camus tears age people L'absurde est la notion essentielle et la premie' re ve? rite? . The absurd is the fundamental idea and the first truth. Albert Camus fundamentals ideas firsts I don’t know whether this world has a meaning that transcends it. But I know that I cannot know that meaning and that it is impossible for me just now to know it. Albert Camus sisyphus impossible world Life is the result of all your choices. Albert Camus results choices life-is A taste for truth at any cost is a passion which spares nothing. Albert Camus passion truth life maybe she had become tired of being the girlfriend of a condemned man. It also occured to me that maybe she was sick, or dead. These things happen. [...] Anyway, after that, remembering Marie meant nothing to me. That seemed perfectly normal to me, since I understood very well that people would forget me when I was dead. Albert Camus tired girlfriend men Thus, I always began by assuming the worst; my appeal was dismissed. That meant, of course, I was to die. Sooner than others, obviously. 'But,' I reminded myself, 'it's common knowledge that life isn't worth living, anyhow.' And, on a wide view, I could see that it makes little difference whether one dies at the age of thirty or threescore and ten-- since, in either case, other men will continue living, the world will go on as before. Also, whether I died now or forty years hence, this business of dying had to be got through, inevitably. Albert Camus differences views men Your success and happiness are forgiven you only if you generously consent to share them. But to be happy it is essential not to be too concerned with others. Consequently, there is no escape. Happy and judged, or absolved and wretched. Albert Camus judgement essentials share I do not have much liking for the too famous existential philosophy, and, to tell the truth, I think its conclusions false. Albert Camus telling-the-truth philosophy thinking No, Father, I've a very different idea of love. And until my dying day I shall refuse to love a scheme of things in which children are put to torture. Albert Camus father children ideas It should be pointed out for our own guidance in the West that the continual signing of manifestoes and protests is one of the surest ways of undermining the efficacy and dignity of the intellectual. There exists a permanent blackmail that we all know and that we must have the often solitary courage to resist. Albert Camus west intellectual way It is natural to give a clear view of the world after accepting the idea that it must be clear. Albert Camus views giving ideas I understood, by dint of digging into my memories, that modesty helped me to shine, humility helped me to triumph and virtue to oppress. Albert Camus shining humility memories Humans are creatures, who spent their lifes trying to convince themselves, that their existence is not absurd Albert Camus absurd existence trying One grows out of pity when it's useless. Albert Camus pity grows useless Holland is a dream, Monsieur, a dream of gold and smoke-smokier by day, more gilded by night. And night and day that dream is peopled with Lohengrins like these, dreamily riding their black bicycles with high handle-bars, funereal swans constantly drifting throughout the whole country, around the seas, along the canals. Albert Camus dream night country
