Albert Camus
1913 – 1960
Albert Camus (1913–1960) was an Algerian-French author and philosopher who developed the philosophy of the absurd: the confrontation between the human need for meaning and the universe's silent indifference. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1957 and died in a car accident at age 46.
Key works: The Stranger · The Myth of Sisyphus · The Plague
Top quotes by Albert Camus
“In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.”
Read the full explanation →“I know of only one duty, and that is to love.”
Read the full explanation →“The purpose of a writer is to keep civilization from destroying itself.”
Read the full explanation →“The world is beautiful, and there are many men in it.”
Read the full explanation →“There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.”
Read the full explanation →“Life is a sum of all your choices. So, what are you doing today?”
Read the full explanation →“There is no love of life without despair about life.”
Read the full explanation →“Freedom is nothing else but the possibility of choice.”
Read the full explanation →“Man is the only creature that refuses to be what he is.”
Read the full explanation →“The most powerful weapon against a enemy is his own conscience.”
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