Albert Camus Quotes
Men are never convinced of your reasons, of your sincerity, of the seriousness of your sufferings, except by your death. So long as you are alive, your case is doubtful; you have a right only to their skepticism.
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We fear our passage will be attended with difficulties by reason of the great number of passingers which are one hundred and eighty and upwards in number.
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The reason can give nothing at all Like the response to desire.
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I don't do athletics for any other reason than achieving certain distances, certain titles and goals in my head.
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A lion is called a 'king of beasts' obviously for a reason.
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Where the senses fail us, reason must step in.
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I'd be nervous about skiing, wondering what I'd do if I felt shaky on top of a mountain; but other diabetics do ski, so there's no reason I couldn't.
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If knowledge and foresight are too penetrating and deep, unify them with ease and sincerity.
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Because one doesn't like the way things are is no reason to be unjust towards God.
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It is not rational to assume, without evidence, that rationality can disclose everything about the world, just because it can disclose some things. Our intuition in favour of rationality, where we are inclined to use it, is just that - an intuition. Reason is founded in intuition and ends in intuition, like a pair of massive bookends.
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For it is extremely absurd to expect to be enlightened by reason, and yet to prescribe to her beforehand on which side she must incline.
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Knowledge of the fact differs from knowledge of the reason for the fact.
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I had this dream...that we had this new sixth member, for some reason, and he actually ended up being quite horrible! And he started a fight with me! And I wanted him to go away and none of the boys were helping me!
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Wars are never fought for one reason," he said. "They are fought for dozens of reasons, in a muddle.
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In necessary things, unity; in doubtful things, liberty; in all things, charity.
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The reason we are so pleased to find other people's secrets is that it distracts public attention from our own.
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The more important reason is that the research itself provides an important long-run perspective on the issues that we face on a day-to-day basis.
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The reason we all like to think so well of others is that we are all afraid for ourselves. The basis of optimism is sheer terror.
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Forced to recognize our inhumanity, our reason coexists with our insanity. And though we choose between reality and madness, it's either sadness or euphoria.
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Even if you forget that's not the same as if it never happened. The slate is not entirely wiped clean; you can't reclaim the person you were beforehand; your state of innocence is not there to be retrieved.
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The strength in gold is revealing the general weakness in the dollar.
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We Marxists believe that revolution will occur in other countries, as well. But it will occur at a time when it will be considered possible or necessary by revolutionaries of those countries.
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One of the most powerful forces in human nature is our belief that change is possible.
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The words that enlighten the soul are more precious than jewels.
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Men are never convinced of your reasons, of your sincerity, of the seriousness of your sufferings, except by your death. So long as you are alive, your case is doubtful; you have a right only to their skepticism.
