Albert Camus Quotes

If man fails to reconcile justice and freedom, he fails at everything.

A free press can be good or bad, but without freedom, the press will never be anything but bad.

No being loved is a simple misfortune. The real tragedy is not knowing how to love.

The moment I am no longer anything but a writer, I will have ceased to be a writer.

What we do may not always bring happiness, but if we do nothing, there will be no happiness.

The only truly serious philosophical problem is suicide. Judging whether life is or is not worth living is the fundamental answer to the sum of philosophical questions.

Myths have more power than reality. The revolution as a myth is the ultimate revolution.

Illness is the most fearsome tyrant.

I have always believed that while the man hopeful in the human condition is a madman, he who despairs of events is a coward.

To create is to live twice.

True generosity towards the future consists in giving everything to the present.

There is nothing more despicable than respect based on fear.