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Albert Camus

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Albert Camus

Albert Camus (7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960) was a French philosopher, author, and journalist. His views contributed to the rise of the philosophy known as absurdism, although he refused to be labeled with it. He wrote in his essay The Rebel that his whole life was devoted to opposing the philosophy of nihilism while still delving deeply into individual freedom. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1957.

Friday Jun 23, 2023

Albert Camus: Being happy

You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.

Monday Feb 12, 2018

Albert Camus: Real generosity

Real generosity towards the future lies in giving all to the present.

Monday Jan 2, 2017

Albert Camus: The invincible summer

In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.

Thursday Dec 29, 2016

Albert Camus: The evil in the world

The evil that is in the world almost always comes from ignorance,
and good intentions may do as much harm as malevolence if they lack understanding.

Tuesday Nov 1, 2016

Albert Camus: Hearts that can bend

Blessed are the hearts that can bend;
they shall never be broken.

Wednesday Oct 19, 2016

Albert Camus: Be my friend

Don’t walk in front of me…
I may not follow

Don’t walk behind me…
I may not lead

Walk beside me…
just be my friend