Albert Camus (7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960) was a French-Algeria-born French Nobel Prize winning author, journalist, and philosopher.
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. Use this quote
Men are convinced of your arguments, your sincerity, and the seriousness of your efforts only by your death. Use this quote
We get into the habit of living before acquiring the habit of thinking. In that race which daily hastens us towards death, the body maintains its irreparable lead. Use this quote
There will be no lasting peace either in the heart of individuals or in social customs until death is outlawed. Use this quote
You cannot create experience. You must undergo it. Use this quote
When you have really exhausted an experience you always reverence and love it. Use this quote
To be famous, in fact, one has only to kill one's landlady. Use this quote
To insure the adoration of a theorem for any length of time, faith is not enough, a police force is needed as well. Use this quote
Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend. Use this quote
How can sincerity be a condition of friendship? A taste for truth at any cost is a passion which spares nothing. Use this quote
