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To correct a natural indifference I was placed half-way between misery and the sun. Misery kept me from believing that all was well under the sun, and the sun taught me that history wasn't everything.

~Albert Camus

Topics: Believing Between Correct Everything History Indifference Kept Me Misery Natural Placed Sun Taught Well

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To abandon oneself to principles is really to die - and to die for an impossible love which is the contrary of love.

~Albert Camus

Topics: Abandon Contrary Die Impossible Love Oneself Principles Really Which

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The society based on production is only productive, not creative.

~Albert Camus

Topics: Based Creative Only Production Productive Society

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We call first truths those we discover after all the others.

~Albert Camus

Topics: After Call Discover First Others Those Truths

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To govern means to pillage, as everyone knows.

~Albert Camus

Topics: Everyone Govern Knows Means

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Violence is both unavoidable and unjustifiable.

~Albert Camus

Topics: Both Unavoidable Violence

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I am not made for politics because I am incapable of wanting or accepting the death of the adversary.

~Albert Camus

Topics: Accepting Adversary Am Because Death Incapable Made Politics Wanting I Am

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Every artist preserves deep within him a single source from which, throughout his lifetime, he draws what he is, and what he says. When the source dries up, the work withers and crumbles.

~Albert Camus

Topics: Artist Crumble Deep Draws Every He Him His Lifetime Preserves Says Single Source Throughout Up Which Within Work

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Conscious of not being able to separate myself from my time, I have decided to become part of it.

~Albert Camus

Topics: Able Become Being Conscious Decided My Time Myself Part Separate Time

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Philosopher

Born: November 7th, 1913

Died: January 4th, 1960

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