This very heart which is mine will forever remain indefinable to me. Between the certainty I have of my existence and the content I try to give to that assurance, the gap will never be filled. Forever I shall be a stranger to myself.
Albert Camus
Personal Reflection, Self-Knowledge, Existential Struggle, Identity, Self, Truth
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“But what does it mean, the plague? It’s life, that’s all.” Albert Camus
Plague Symbolism, Life Comparison, Existential Insight, Plague, Life, Insight
Albert Camus Plague Symbolism, Life Comparison, Existential Insight, Plague, Life, Insight“If those whom we begin to love could know us as we were before meeting them they could perceive what they have made of us.” Albert Camus
Love Impact, Relationship Change, Personal Transformation, Love, Change, Transformation
Albert Camus Love Impact, Relationship Change, Personal Transformation, Love, Change, Transformation“I don’t know whether this world has a meaning that transcends it. But I know that I cannot know that meaning and that it is impossible for me just now to know it.” Albert Camus
Existential Doubt, Meaning Reflection, Knowledge Limits, Doubt, Meaning, Knowledge
Albert Camus Existential Doubt, Meaning Reflection, Knowledge Limits, Doubt, Meaning, Knowledge“Those who lack the courage will always find a philosophy to justify it.” Albert Camus
Courage Dilemma, Philosophy Justification, Personal Struggles, Strength, Reflection, Fear
Albert Camus Courage Dilemma, Philosophy Justification, Personal Struggles, Strength, Reflection, Fear“We are all special cases.” Albert Camus
Human Uniqueness, Individual Reflection, Existential Observation, Special, Cases, Reflection
Albert Camus Human Uniqueness, Individual Reflection, Existential Observation, Special, Cases, Reflection“Where there is no hope, it is incumbent on us to invent it.” Albert Camus
Hope Creation, Existential Need, Hope Invention, Human Innovation, Despair Response, Personal Drive
Albert Camus Hope Creation, Existential Need, Hope Invention, Human Innovation, Despair Response, Personal Drive“Can one be a saint if God does not exist? That is the only concrete problem I know of today.” Albert Camus
Moral Dilemma, Religious Debate, Existential Crisis, Faith, Philosophy, Questioning
Albert Camus Moral Dilemma, Religious Debate, Existential Crisis, Faith, Philosophy, Questioning“There are more things to admire in men then to despise.” Albert Camus
Admiration And Humanity, Human Reflection, Moral Philosophy, Admiration, Humanity, Philosophy
Albert Camus Admiration And Humanity, Human Reflection, Moral Philosophy, Admiration, Humanity, Philosophy“The myth of unlimited production brings war in its train as inevitably as clouds announce a storm.” Albert Camus
Economic Myth, War Inevitability, Production Paradox, War, Myth, Production
Albert Camus Economic Myth, War Inevitability, Production Paradox, War, Myth, Production“Truly fertile Music, the only kind that will move us, that we shall truly appreciate, will be a Music conducive to Dream, which banishes all reason and analysis. One must not wish first to understand and then to feel. Art does not tolerate Reason.” Albert Camus
Fertile Music, Dream Induction, Art Feeling, Music, Dream, Art
Albert Camus Fertile Music, Dream Induction, Art Feeling, Music, Dream, Art“Poor and free rather than rich and enslaved. Of course, men want to be both rich and free, and this is what leads them at times to be poor and enslaved.” Albert Camus
Freedom Vs Wealth, Personal Choice, Social Struggle, Dilemma, Power, Society
Albert Camus Freedom Vs Wealth, Personal Choice, Social Struggle, Dilemma, Power, Society“I sometimes need to write things which I cannot completely control but which therefore prove that what is in me is stronger than I am.” Albert Camus
Creative Struggle, Writing Passion, Inner Strength, Artistic Drive, Self Expression, Uncontrolled Creativity
Albert Camus Creative Struggle, Writing Passion, Inner Strength, Artistic Drive, Self Expression, Uncontrolled Creativity“Cruel irony, the poor man tormented with hunger feeds those who plead his case.” Albert Camus
Irony And Poverty, Social Injustice, Hunger And Help, Irony, Poverty, Injustice
Albert Camus Irony And Poverty, Social Injustice, Hunger And Help, Irony, Poverty, Injustice“There are plagues, and there are victims, and it’s the duty of good men not to join forces with the plagues.” Albert Camus
Goodness And Evil, Moral Responsibility, Victim Vs Plague, Evil, Goodness, Responsibility
Albert Camus Goodness And Evil, Moral Responsibility, Victim Vs Plague, Evil, Goodness, Responsibility“It was previously a question of finding out whether or not life had to have a meaning to be lived. It now becomes clear on the contrary that it will be lived all the better if it has no meaning.” Albert Camus
Life Meaning, Existential Reflection, Life Without Purpose, Life, Meaning, Reflection
Albert Camus Life Meaning, Existential Reflection, Life Without Purpose, Life, Meaning, Reflection“Truth, like light, blinds. Falsehood, on the contrary, is a beautiful twilight that enhances every object.” Albert Camus
Blinding Truth, Twilight Beauty, Falsehood Reflection, Truth, Light, Twilight
Albert Camus Blinding Truth, Twilight Beauty, Falsehood Reflection, Truth, Light, Twilight“There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.” Albert Camus
Fate And Scorn, Existential Defiance, Human Strength, Scorn, Fate, Strength
Albert Camus Fate And Scorn, Existential Defiance, Human Strength, Scorn, Fate, Strength“There is but one truly serious philosophical problem and that is suicide.” Albert Camus
Philosophical Problem, Existential Crisis, Serious Question, Suicide, Problem, Philosophy
Albert Camus Philosophical Problem, Existential Crisis, Serious Question, Suicide, Problem, Philosophy