Quotes by Albert Camus
Rebellion is born of love; love for what is, and outrage at what could be.
To understand freedom, one must first confront the limits of their own being.
To truly revolt is not merely to destroy, but to create anew from the ashes of the absurd.
The absurd is not a wall, but the very air we breathe. One can suffocate, or learn to fly.
The absurd is born from the confrontation between man's need for meaning and the universe's silence.
We invent our own truths. The courage lies in living with their consequences.
To revolt is to realize that one is not alone.
In the depths of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.
To name things wrongly is to add to the misfortune of the world.
To truly revolt is not to destroy, but to create a space where destruction becomes unnecessary.
Freedom is not a gift bestowed upon us, but a conquest to be won each day.
The beauty of the struggle is in the striving, not the attainment.
Art is the only coherence in a world determined to fragment.
Authenticity is not a destination, but a constant confrontation with oneself.
A man without ethics is a wild beast loosed upon this world.
One must imagine Sisyphus happy, not because the rock is light, but because he chooses to lift it.
The only true measure of a man is how he loves in the face of the absurd.
Hope is not a strategy, but a burden we willingly bear to justify our actions.
Hope is a luxury we cannot afford. Action, however, is a necessity.
One must imagine Sisyphus happy, not because of his task, but in spite of it.
To choose happiness is to defy the silent despair that waits.
The absurd is the clarity we find when stripping life of its false comforts.
Hope is a dangerous game, but despair is a surrender I refuse to make.
The greatest act of defiance is to choose joy in the face of despair.
To truly revolt is not to destroy, but to create a new meaning from the ruins.
The absurd is born of this confrontation between the human need and the world's silence.
The true measure of a man is not his absence of despair, but how he confronts it.
The only way to face the absurd is to stare it down with lucidity, and still choose to live.
Create, even in the face of absurdity. It is the ultimate act of defiance.
We are all exiles, longing for a home we can only build within ourselves.
The absurd is the clarity one finds in the face of inevitable uncertainty.
The absurd is not a dead end. It's the beginning.
To face death is to confront the ultimate absurdity, and in that confrontation, to find life.
Hope, like a persistent weed, can grow even in the most barren of souls.
Justice is a fragile ideal, easily broken by indifference and fear.
One must imagine Sisyphus happy. For what is a life but the acceptance of the absurd task?
Hope is a dangerous cage. Accept the world, then act within it.
Freedom is not the absence of chains, but the courage to forge your own.
The cure for despair is not happiness, but a deeper understanding of suffering.
To truly revolt, one must first understand the chains they refuse to wear.
Don't aim for perfection, aim for authenticity. The world is already full of perfect masks.
The absurd is the clarity we find when stripped of illusion.
The search for meaning is the highest expression of our human condition.
True generosity lies not in giving what we can spare, but what we cannot afford.
Don't aim for a world without suffering, aim for a world where suffering has meaning.
The struggle itself...is enough to fill a man's heart.
Showing 1 to 50 of 228 results