Albert Camus
Absurdism, The Stranger
Modern
influential
106 sayings
Sayings by Albert Camus
We are all exiles.
1951
— The Rebel
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The world is not a plaything, but a vast and tragic machine.
1962 (published posthumously)
— Notebooks 1935-1942
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Happiness is not a moral obligation. It is a natural right.
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— Often attributed, but the exact wording and primary source are hard to locate. Reflects his themes.
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The only true justice is vengeance.
1949 (play)
— The Just Assassins
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Man is mortal. That may be, but let us die resisting; and if our lot is complete annihilation, let us not behave in such a way that it seems a just fate.
1942
— The Myth of Sisyphus
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I carry my revolts within me.
1951
— The Rebel
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