Albert Camus Quotes & Sayings (Page 14)

“Those who weep for the happy periods which they encounter in history acknowledge what they want; not the alleviation but the silencing of misery.”

“To govern means to pillage, as everyone knows.”

“Every time somebody speaks of my honesty, there is someone who quivers inside me.”

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

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

“Every man, and for stronger reasons, every artist, wants to be recognized. So do I.”

“Violence is both unavoidable and unjustifiable.”

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

“After all manner of professors have done their best for us, the place we are to get knowledge is in books. The true university of these days is a collection of books.”

“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.”