Albert Camus - People Quotes

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But too many people now climb onto the cross merely to be seen from a greater distance, even if they have to trample somewhat on the one who has been there so long.

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There can be no question of holding forth on ethics. I have seen people behave badly with great morality and I note every day that integrity has no need of rules

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I see many people die because they judge that life is not worth living. I see others paradoxically getting killed for the ideas or illusions that give them a reason for living (what is called a reason for living is also an excellent reason for dying). I therefore conclude that the meaning of life is the most urgent of questions.

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One leader, one people, signifies one master and millions of slaves.

Albert Camus
When a war breaks out, people say: "It's too stupid; it can't last long." But though the war may well be "too stupid," that doesn't prevent its lasting. Stupidity has a knack of getting its way; as we should see if we were not always so much wrapped up in ourselves.

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I like these people swarming on the sidewalks, wedged into a little space of houses and canals, hemmed in by fogs, cold lands, and the sea streaming like a wet wash. I like them, for they are double. They are here and elsewhere.

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It is terrifying to see how easily, in certain people, all dignity collapses.

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I have no idea what's awaiting me, or what will happen when this all ends. For the moment I know this: there are sick people and they need curing.

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