Camus, Albert (1913 – 1960), French existentialist author & philosopher
In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.
All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning.
A sub-clerk in the post-office is the equal of a conqueror if consciousness is common to them.
An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself. I am happy to be both halves, the watcher and the watched.
To live is to hurt others, and through others, to hurt oneself. Cruel earth! How can we manage not to touch anything? To find what ultimate exile?
I shall tell you a great secret, my friend. Do not wait for the last judgment, it takes place every day.
Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal.
There is but one truly philosophical problem, and that is suicide.
The welfare of the people in particular has always been the alibi of tyrants, and it provides the further advantage of giving the servants of tyranny a good conscience.
Charm is a way of getting the answer yes without asking a clear question.
All men have a sweetness in their life. That is what helps them go on. It is towards that they turn when they feel too worn out.
Don’t walk in front of me, I may not follow. Don’t walk behind me, I may not lead. Walk beside me and be my friend.
Too many have dispensed with generosity in order to practice charity.
Love is the kind of illness that does not spare the intelligent or the dull.
