Albert Camus Sayings and Quotes

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

The evil that is in the world almost always comes of ignorance, and good intentions may do as much harm as malevolence if they lack understanding. Albert Camus
Freedom is nothing else but a chance to be better. Albert Camus
In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer. Albert Camus
Those who weep for the happy periods which they encounter in history acknowledge what they want; not the alleviation but the silencing of misery. Albert Camus
The only real progress lies in learning to be wrong all alone. Albert Camus
In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer. Albert Camus
Democracy is not the law of the majority but the protection of the minority. Albert Camus
A man without ethics is a wild beast loosed upon this world. Albert Camus
We always deceive ourselves twice about the people we love - first to their advantage, then to their disadvantage. Albert Camus
In the midst of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer. Albert Camus
All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning. Albert Camus
But in the end one needs more courage to live than to kill himself. Albert Camus
All healthy men have thought of their own suicide. Albert Camus
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
In the midst of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer. Albert Camus
You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life. Albert Camus
It is normal to give away a little of one's life in order not to lose it all. Albert Camus
For centuries the death penalty, often accompanied by barbarous refinements, has been trying to hold crime in check; yet crime persists. Albert Camus
Capital punishment is the most premeditated of murders. Albert Camus
Every artist preserves deep within him a single source from which, throughout his lifetime, he draws what he is, and what he says. When the source dries up, the work withers and crumbles. Albert Camus
Lying is not only saying what isn't true. It is also, in fact especially, saying more than is true and, in the case of the human heart, saying more than one feels. We all do it, every day, to make life simpler. Albert Camus
The modern mind is in complete disarray. Knowledge has stretched itself to the point where neither the world nor our intelligence can find any foot-hold. It is a fact that we are suffering from nihilism. Albert Camus
We need the sweet pain of anticipation to tell us we are really alive. Albert Camus
Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present. Albert Camus
Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better. Albert Camus
Seeking what is true is not seeking what is desirable. Albert Camus
I rebel therefore I exist. Albert Camus
I used to advertise my loyalty and I don't believe there is a single person I loved that I didn't eventually betray. Albert Camus
To live is to hurt others, and through others, to hurt oneself. Cruel earth! How can we manage not to touch anything? To find what ultimate exile? Albert Camus
Life is a sum of all your choices. Albert Camus