Quotes by Albert Camus about Man

19 quotes by Albert Camus about man

Albert Camus French Philosopher

A man without ethics is a wild beast loosed upon this world.

A man without ethics is a wild beast loosed upon this world.

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A man's work is nothing but this slow trek to rediscover, through the detours of art, those two or three great and simple images in whose presence his heart first opened.

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After a certain age every man is responsible for his face.

After a certain age every man is responsible for his face.

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At 30 a man should know himself like the palm of his hand, know the exact number of his defects and qualities, know how far he can go, foretell his failures - be what he is. And, above all, accept these things.

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At any street corner the feeling of absurdity can strike...

At any street corner the feeling of absurdity can strike any man in the face.

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But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a...

But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads?

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Culture: the cry of men in face of their destiny.

Culture: the cry of men in face of their destiny.

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For centuries the death penalty, often accompanied by barbarous refinements, has been trying to hold crime in check; yet crime persists. Why? Because the instincts that are warring in man are not, as the law claims, constant forces in a state of...

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How hard, how bitter it is to become a man!

How hard, how bitter it is to become a man!

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Man is an idea, and a precious small idea once he turns...

Man is an idea, and a precious small idea once he turns his back on love.

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Man is the only creature that refuses to be what he is.

Man is the only creature that refuses to be what he is.

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Man wants to live, but it is useless to hope that this...

Man wants to live, but it is useless to hope that this desire will dictate all his actions.

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Men are convinced of your arguments, your sincerity, and...

Men are convinced of your arguments, your sincerity, and the seriousness of your efforts only by your death.

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Men are never really willing to die except for the sake...

Men are never really willing to die except for the sake of freedom: therefore they do not believe in dying completely.

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Men must live and create. Live to the point of tears.

Men must live and create. Live to the point of tears.

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The principles which men give to themselves end by...

The principles which men give to themselves end by overwhelming their noblest intentions.

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To assert in any case that a man must be absolutely cut off from society because he is absolutely evil amounts to saying that society is absolutely good, and nobody in his right mind will believe this today.

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What is a rebel? A man who says no.

What is a rebel? A man who says no.

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Politics and the fate of mankind are shaped by men...

Politics and the fate of mankind are shaped by men without ideas and without greatness. Men who have greatness within them don't go in for politics.

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