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“To abandon oneself to principles is really to die - and to die for an impossible love which is the contrary of love.”

Albert Camus · Love

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Albert Camus

In the depth of winter I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer.

Nature

Albert Camus

For centuries the death penalty, often accompanied by barbarous refinements, has been trying to hold crime in check yet crime persists. Why? Because the instincts that are warring in man are not, as the law claims, constant forces in a state of equilibrium.

Death

Albert Camus

To know oneself, one should assert oneself.

Motivation

Albert Camus

Your successes and happiness are forgiven you only if you generously consent to share them.

Happiness