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Quote by Albert Camus

“Their pleasures are fierce and their sleep impenetrable. And they know that the body has a soul in which the soul has no part.”

Book:A Happy Death

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A Happy Death

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Albert Camus

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

“Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find a way round or through it. If nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose themselves. Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water my friend.”

Philosophy Wisdom Growth Water Knowledge Evolve Martial Arts Fluid Changes Lee Find Your Way Bruce Lee Be Like Water Jewels For The Mind

Author:Bruce Lee

“The idea makes a lot of people uncomfortable. [...] It's hurt a great many people and been responsible for a great deal of misery. But, to my mind at least, that doesn't mean it can't now bring pleasure to someone.”

Pain Pleasure Bdsm

Book:Quis Custodiet

Source: Quis Custodiet

“Epicurus said you should live for pleasure - adding that nothing brings more pleasure than a little sun and a glass of water. It is on this principle that our conjugal existence has rested for three years, devoted to making love, reading, eating excellent meals, spending a few days in a nice hotel by the sea, visiting out friends (not very many, all without children), going to concerts and movies, sleeping, cultivating our garden.”

Love Life Pleasure Existance Epicurus

Book:The Little Girl and the Cigarette

Source: The Little Girl and the Cigarette

“The sense of love should not like coffee, which only gives pleasure to the enjoy. But it must be like oranges which not only give pleasure but also freshness.”