Albert Camus
Albert Camus (1913 - 1960) was a French philosopher, author, dramatist, and journalist. He was awarded Nobel Prize in Literature in 1957 at the age of 44, the second-youngest recipient in history. His works include "The Stranger", "The Plague", "The Myth of Sisyphus", "The Fall", and "The Rebel".Wisdom & Quotes
- Alas, after a certain age, every man is responsible for his own face.
- Charm is a way of getting the answer yes without ever having asked a clear question.
- Don't wait for the Last Judgment. It takes place every day.
- The evil that is in the world almost always comes of ignorance, and good intentions may do as much harm as malevolence if they lack understanding.
- The soul of a murderer is blind.
- A free press can, of course, be good or bad, but most certainly without freedom, the press will never be anything but bad.
- To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
- As soon as one does not kill oneself, one must keep silent about life.
- What is a rebel? A man who says no.
- All modern revolutions have ended in a reinforcement of the power of the state.
- There is but one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide. Judging whether life is or is not worth living amounts to answering the fundamental question of philosophy.
Vincent T Lombardi