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The Myth of Sisyphus quotes

Albert Camus

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“There is no sun without shadow, and it is essential to know the night.” Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus
“Seeking what is true is not seeking what is desirable.” Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus
“what is called a reason for living is also an excellent reason for dying” Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus
“There is but one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide.” Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus
“The absurd is born of this confrontation between the human need and the unreasonable silence of the world.” Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus
“In truth the way matters but little; the will to arrive suffices.” Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus
“One always finds one's burden again.” Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus
“There is scarcely any passion without struggle.” Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus
“If the world were clear, art would not exist.” Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus
“The important thing . . . is not to be cured, but to live with one's ailments.” Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus
“The absurd is lucid reason noting its limits.” Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus
“Expression begins where thought ends.” Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus
“there is no more dreadful punishment than futile and hopeless labor.” Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus
“Happiness and the absurd are two sons of the same earth. They are inseparable.” Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus
“At any streetcorner the feeling of absurdity can strike any man in the face.” Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus
“The struggle itself toward the heights is enough to fill a man's heart.” Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus
“It is always easy to be logical. It is almost impossible to be logical to the bitter end.” Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus
“A fate is not a punishment.” Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus
“an example is not necessarily an example to be followed” Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus
“A man is more a man through the things he keeps to himself than through those he says.” Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus
“A man devoid of hope and conscious of being so has ceased to belong to the future.” Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus
“All that remains is a fate whose outcome alone is fatal. Outside of that single fatality of death, everything, joy or happiness, is liberty.” Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus
“We always end up by having the appearance of our truths.” Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus

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absurdity hope silence reason truth punishment struggle seeking sacrifice night dying suicide death life passion suffering happiness desire need self

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