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Too many have dispensed with generosity in order to practice charity.

~Albert Camus

Topics: Charity Generosity Many Order Practice Too

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Real nobility is based on scorn, courage, and profound indifference.

~Albert Camus

Topics: Based Courage Indifference Nobility Profound Real Scorn

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The struggle itself towards the heights is enough to fill a man's heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy.

~Albert Camus

Topics: Enough Fill Happy Heart Heights Imagine Itself Man Must Struggle Towards

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To cut short the question of the law of retaliation, we must note that even in its primitive form it can operate only between two individuals of whom one is absolutely innocent, and the other absolutely guilty. The victim, to be sure, is innocent. But can the society that is supposed to represent the victim lay claim to innocence?

~Albert Camus

Topics: Absolutely Between Claim Cut Even Form Guilty Individuals Innocence Innocent Law Lay Must Note Only Operate Other Primitive Question Represent Retaliation Short Society Supposed Sure Two Victim Whom

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The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth.

~Albert Camus

Topics: Absurd Concept Essential First Truth

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How can sincerity be a condition of friendship? A taste for truth at any cost is a passion which spares nothing.

~Albert Camus

Topics: Any Condition Cost Friendship How Nothing Passion Sincerity Spares Taste Truth Which

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Heroism is accessible. Happiness is more difficult.

~Albert Camus

Topics: Accessible Difficult Happiness Heroism More

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There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.

~Albert Camus

Topics: Cannot Fate Scorn

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I draw from the Absurd three consequences: my revolt, my liberty, my passion.

~Albert Camus

Topics: Absurd Consequences Draw Liberty Passion Revolt Three

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Without work, all life goes rotten. But when work is soulless, life stifles and dies.

~Albert Camus

Topics: Dies Goes Life Rotten Soulless Without Work

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Philosopher

Born: November 7th, 1913

Died: January 4th, 1960

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