Quotes by Albert Camus

“Je puis nier une chose sans me croire obligé de la salir ou de retirer aux autres le droit d'y croire.”

“Where there is no hope, we must invent it.”

“We have art in order not to die of life.”

“The realization that life is absurd cannot be an end, but only a beginning.”

“There is no sun without shadow, and it is essential to know the night.”

“I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to find out there isn't, than live as if there isn't and to die to find out that there is.”

“The greatness of man lies in his decision to be stronger than his condition.”

“In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there's something stronger – something better, pushing right back.”

“Should I kill myself, or have a cup of coffee?”

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

“Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear.”

“The most important thing you do everyday you live is deciding not to kill yourself.”