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Martyrs, my friend, have to choose between being forgotten, mocked or used. As for being understood - never.

~Albert Camus

Topics: Being Between Choose Forgotten Friend Martyrs Mocked My Friend Never Understood Used

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After all, every murderer when he kills runs the risk of the most dreadful of deaths, whereas those who kill him risk nothing except promotion.

~Albert Camus

Topics: After Deaths Dreadful Every Except He Him Most Nothing Promotion Risk Runs Those Whereas Who

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The real passion of the twentieth century is servitude.

~Albert Camus

Topics: Century Passion Real Real Passion Servitude Twentieth Twentieth Century

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Those who write clearly have readers, those who write obscurely have commentators.

~Albert Camus

Topics: Clearly Readers Those Who Write

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All modern revolutions have ended in a reinforcement of the power of the State.

~Albert Camus

Topics: Ended Modern Power Reinforcement Revolutions State

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We always deceive ourselves twice about the people we love - first to their advantage, then to their disadvantage.

~Albert Camus

Topics: About Advantage Always Deceive Disadvantage First Love Ourselves People Then Twice

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Without freedom, no art; art lives only on the restraints it imposes on itself, and dies of all others.

~Albert Camus

Topics: Art Dies Freedom Itself Lives Only Others Without

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The desire for possession is insatiable, to such a point that it can survive even love itself. To love, therefore, is to sterilize the person one loves.

~Albert Camus

Topics: Desire Even Insatiable Itself Love Loves Person Point Possession Survive Therefore To Love

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Why should it be essential to love rarely in order to love much?

~Albert Camus

Topics: Essential Love Much Order Rarely Should To Love Why

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Working conditions for me have always been those of the monastic life: solitude and frugality. Except for frugality, they are contrary to my nature, so much so that work is a violence I do to myself.

~Albert Camus

Topics: Always Been Conditions Contrary Except Frugality Life Me Much Myself Nature Solitude Those Violence Work Working

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Philosopher

Born: November 7th, 1913

Died: January 4th, 1960

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