What made me run away was doubtless not so much the fear of settling down, but of settling down permanently in something ugly.
Albert Camus
Fear Of Settling, Beauty In Life, Avoiding Mediocrity, Personal Growth, Human Spirit, Change And Evolution
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“A true masterpiece does not tell everything.” Albert Camus
Masterpiece And Mystery, Artistic Reflection, Creative Limitations, Masterpiece, Mystery, Art
Albert Camus Masterpiece And Mystery, Artistic Reflection, Creative Limitations, Masterpiece, Mystery, Art“Freedom is not a gift received from the State or leader, but a possession to be won every day by the effort of each and the union of all.” Albert Camus
Freedom And Effort, Collective Action, Political Philosophy, Freedom, Effort, Action
Albert Camus Freedom And Effort, Collective Action, Political Philosophy, Freedom, Effort, Action“How hard, how bitter it is to become a man!” Albert Camus
Manhood And Struggle, Existential Challenge, Human Development, Manhood, Struggle, Development
Albert Camus Manhood And Struggle, Existential Challenge, Human Development, Manhood, Struggle, Development“An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself.” Albert Camus
Self Awareness, Intellectual Definition, Mind Observation, Intellectual, Mind, Awareness
Albert Camus Self Awareness, Intellectual Definition, Mind Observation, Intellectual, Mind, Awareness“Greatness consists in trying to be great. There is no other way.” Albert Camus
Greatness And Effort, Personal Growth, Human Aspiration, Greatness, Effort, Aspiration
Albert Camus Greatness And Effort, Personal Growth, Human Aspiration, Greatness, Effort, Aspiration“Thus I draw from the absurd three consequences, which are my revolt, my freedom, and my passion. By the mere activity of consciousness I transform into a rule of life what was an invitation to death – and I refuse suicide.” Albert Camus
Absurd Philosophy, Personal Revolt, Freedom Choice, Life, Passion, Defiance
Albert Camus Absurd Philosophy, Personal Revolt, Freedom Choice, Life, Passion, Defiance“Whoever today speaks of human existence in terms of power, efficiency, and historical tasks is an actual or potential assassin.” Albert Camus
Power And Efficiency, Human Existence, Political Reflection, Power, Efficiency, Politics
Albert Camus Power And Efficiency, Human Existence, Political Reflection, Power, Efficiency, Politics“I was born poor and without religion, under a happy sky, feeling harmony, not hostility, in nature. I began not by feeling torn, but in plenitude.” Albert Camus
Wealth And Poverty, Natural Harmony, Spiritual Reflection, Contentment, Identity, Peace
Albert Camus Wealth And Poverty, Natural Harmony, Spiritual Reflection, Contentment, Identity, Peace“We rarely confide in those who are better than we are.” Albert Camus
Social Insecurity, Trust Dynamics, Personal Inferiority, Trust, Insecurity, Confide
Albert Camus Social Insecurity, Trust Dynamics, Personal Inferiority, Trust, Insecurity, Confide“When I look at my life and its secret colours, I feel like bursting into tears.” Albert Camus
Life Colors, Emotional Reflection, Secret Pain, Deep Sadness, Personal Journey, Hidden Feelings
Albert Camus Life Colors, Emotional Reflection, Secret Pain, Deep Sadness, Personal Journey, Hidden Feelings“A man is more a man through the things he keeps to himself than through those he says.” Albert Camus
Silence And Self, Personal Reflection, Human Identity, Silence, Self, Identity
Albert Camus Silence And Self, Personal Reflection, Human Identity, Silence, Self, Identity“The absurd hero’s refusal to hope becomes his singular ability to live in the present with passion.” Albert Camus
Absurd Heroism, Existential Passion, Hope Reflection, Absurdity, Passion, Heroism
Albert Camus Absurd Heroism, Existential Passion, Hope Reflection, Absurdity, Passion, Heroism“Without freedom, no art; art lives only on the restraints it imposes on itself, and dies of all others.” Albert Camus
Artistic Freedom, Creative Constraints, Existential Art, Freedom, Art, Constraints
Albert Camus Artistic Freedom, Creative Constraints, Existential Art, Freedom, Art, Constraints“I laid my heart open to the benign indifference of the universe.” Albert Camus
Existential Reflection, Emotional Vulnerability, Cosmic Indifference, Heart, Life, Peace
Albert Camus Existential Reflection, Emotional Vulnerability, Cosmic Indifference, Heart, Life, Peace“Life should be lived to the point of tears.” Albert Camus
Life And Tears, Human Experience, Emotional Reflection, Life, Tears, Experience
Albert Camus Life And Tears, Human Experience, Emotional Reflection, Life, Tears, Experience“The desire for possession is insatiable, to such a point that it can survive even love itself. To love, therefore, is to sterilize the person one loves.” Albert Camus
Possession And Love, Desire And Love, Human Nature, Possession, Love, Desire
Albert Camus Possession And Love, Desire And Love, Human Nature, Possession, Love, Desire“To stay or to go, it amounted to the same thing.” Albert Camus
Existential Choice, Life Decisions, Indifference Thought, Choice, Life, Decision
Albert Camus Existential Choice, Life Decisions, Indifference Thought, Choice, Life, Decision“For if there is a sin against life, it consists perhaps not so much in despairing of life as in hoping for another life and in eluding the implacable grandeur of this life.” Albert Camus
Life Reflection, Existential Despair, Hope For Life, Life, Despair, Hope
Albert Camus Life Reflection, Existential Despair, Hope For Life, Life, Despair, Hope“The nobility of our calling will always be rooted in two commitments difficult to observe: refusal to lie about what we know, and resistance to oppression.” Albert Camus
Noble Calling, Moral Integrity, Resistance Action, Justice, Truth, Integrity
Albert Camus Noble Calling, Moral Integrity, Resistance Action, Justice, Truth, Integrity“Those who love, friends and lovers, know that love is not only a blinding flash, but also a long and painful struggle in the darkness for the realization of definitive recognition and reconciliation.” Albert Camus
Love Struggle, Emotional Journey, Definitive Recognition, Love, Struggle, Reconciliation
Albert Camus Love Struggle, Emotional Journey, Definitive Recognition, Love, Struggle, Reconciliation