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“I have not been able to disown the light into which I was born and yet I have not wanted to reject the servitudes of this time.”

Quote by Albert Camus

Book:The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays

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The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays

This book is a compilation of essays that delve into the philosophical concepts of existentialism, focusing on the human experience and the meaning of life. It includes discussions on the nature of existence, the absurdity of life, and the role of individual freedom and responsibility. more

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Albert Camus was a French author and philosopher, born on November 7, 1913, and died on January 4, 1960. Known for his unique existentialist philosophy and profound insights into human suffering, Camus' works include 'The Stranger', 'The Plague', and 'The Myth of Sisyphus', which have had a profound impact on 20th-century literature. more

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Book:The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays

Source: The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays

“In reality the end of history cannot have, within the limits of our condition, any definable significance. It can only be the object of a faith and of a new mystification. A mystification that today is no less great than the one that of old based colonial oppression on the necessity of saving the souls of infidels.”

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“The man who has such a desire does exist in me. Except that he has something better to do in trying to instill life into the creatures of his imagination.”

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Author:Albert Camus

“In the evening or after the rain, the whole earth, its womb moist with a seed redolent of bitter almond, rests after having given herself to the sun all summer long. And again that scent hallows the union of man and earth and awakens in us the only really virile love in this world: ephemeral and noble.”

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Book:The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays

Source: The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays

“Each chapter is a new frustration. And also a new beginning. It is not logic, but consistent method. The scope of that insistence constitutes the work’s tragic quality.”

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Book:The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays

Source: The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays

“In Paris it is possible to be homesick for space and a beating of wings.”

Albert Camus The Myth Of Sisyphus

Book:The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays

Source: The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays

“Probably one has to live in Algiers for some time in order to realize how paralyzing an excess of nature’s bounty can be. There is nothing here for whoever would learn, educate himself, or better himself. This country has no lessons to teach. It neither promises nor affords glimpses. It is satisfied to give, but in abundance. It is completely accessible to the eyes, and you know it the moment you enjoy it. Its pleasures are without remedy and its joys without hope. Above all, it requires clairvoyant souls—that is, without solace.”

Albert Camus The Myth Of Sisyphus

Book:The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays

Source: The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays

“Strange country that gives the man it nourishes both his splendor and his misery!”

Albert Camus The Myth Of Sisyphus

Book:The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays

Source: The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays

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Albert Camus The Myth Of Sisyphus

Book:The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays

Source: The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays