Absurd Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old absurd quotes, absurd sayings, and absurd proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

The most absurd and reckless aspirations have sometimes led to extraordinary success. Luc De Clapiers
It is as absurd to argue men, as to torture them, into believing. John Henry Newman
It is as absurd to say that a man can't love one woman all the time as it is to say that a violinist needs several violins to play the same piece of music. Honoré de Balzac
Most of the basic truths of life sound absurd at first hearing. Elizabeth Goudge
The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd. Bertrand Russell
In order to attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd. Miguel de Cervantes
Secretly we're all a little more absurd than we make ourselves out to be. J. K. Rowling
Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. Voltaire
It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious. Oscar Wilde
The absurd depends as much on man as on the world. For the moment, it is all that links them together. Albert Camus
Maturity is often more absurd than youth and very frequently is most unjust to youth. Thomas Edison
Only man can be absurd: for only man can be dignified. Gilbert K. Chesterton
It is absurd to say that the age of miracles is past. It has not yet begun. Oscar Wilde
How absurd human beings are and how magnificent. Benjamin Zander
The world in which we were called to exist was an absurd world, and there was no other in which we could take refuge. Albert Camus
The absurd is a shadow cast over everything we do and even if we try to live life as if it has meaning as if there are reasons for doing things the absurd will linger in the back of our minds as a nagging doubt that perhaps there is no point. Albert Camus
Life is tragic and absurd, and none of it has any purpose at all. T. C. Boyle
It is absurd to look for perfection. Camille Pissarro
The idea that motherhood is inherently somehow a threat to creativity is just absurd. Zadie Smith
It is human nature to think wisely and act in an absurd fashion. Anatole France
There is nothing so absurd that it cannot be believed as truth if repeated often enough. William James
Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd. Voltaire
The origin of the absurd idea of immortal life is easy to discover; it is kept alive by hope and fear, by childish faith, and by cowardice. Clarence Darrow
The logic of the heart is absurd. Jeanne Julie Eleonore de Lespinasse
The realization that life is absurd cannot be an end, but only a beginning. Albert Camus
There's nothing so absurd that if you repeat it often enough, people will believe it. William James