Albert Camus Quotes

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. Albert Camus

Charm is a way of getting the answer yes without asking a clear question. Albert Camus

Culture: the cry of men in face of their destiny. Albert Camus

In order to understand the world, one has to turn away from it on occasion. Albert Camus

Don't believe your friends when they ask you to be honest with them. All they really want is to be maintained in the good opinion they have of themselves. Albert Camus

To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others. Albert Camus

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

Those who lack the courage will always find a philosophy to justify it. Albert Camus

An intellectual? Yes. And never deny it. An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself. I like this, because I am happy to be both halves, the watcher and the watched. "Can they be brought together?" This is a practical question. We must get down to it. "I despise intelligence" really means: "I cannot bear my doubts." Albert Camus

We rarely confide in those who are better than we are. Albert Camus

Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present. Albert Camus

Those who lack the courage will always find a philosophy to justify it. Albert Camus

You cannot acquire experience by making experiments. You cannot create experience. You must undergo it. Albert Camus

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