You cannot acquire experience by making experiments. You cannot create experience. You must undergo it. Albert Camus
Those who write clearly have readers, those who write obscurely have commentators. Albert Camus
Charm is a way of getting the answer yes without asking a clear question. Albert Camus
Too many have dispensed with generosity in order to practice charity. Albert Camus
All modern revolutions have ended in a reinforcement of the power of the State. Albert Camus
An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself. Albert Camus
Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present. Albert Camus
Only he who is uncompromising as to his rights maintains the sense of duty. Albert Camus
Integrity has no need of rules. Albert Camus
When the body is sad, the heart languishes. Albert Camus
Men cry because things are not what they ought to be. Albert Camus
Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower. Albert Camus
A guilty conscience needs to confess. A work of art is a confession. Albert Camus
True debauchery is liberating because it creates no obligations. In it you possess only yourself; hence it remains the favourite pastime of the great lovers of their own person. Albert Camus
Holland is a dream, Monsieur, a dream of gold and smoke – smokier by day, more gilded by night. Albert Camus
In Holland, everyone is an expert in painting and in tulips. Albert Camus
The real passion of the twentieth century is servitude. Albert Camus
The rebel can never find peace. He knows what is good and, despite himself, does evil. The value which supports him is never given to him once and for all – he must fight to uphold it, unceasingly. Albert Camus
What is a rebel? A man who says no. Albert Camus
Without culture, and the relative freedom it implies, society, even when perfect, is but a jungle. This is why any authentic creation is a gift to the future. Albert Camus
There is dignity in work only when it is work freely accepted. Albert Camus
Every act of rebellion expresses a nostalgia for innocence. Albert Camus
Murder is terribly exhausting. Albert Camus