Albert Camus quote about love from The Plague - Man is an idea, and a precious small idea, once he turns his back on love. And that's my point; we, mankind, have lost the capacity for love.
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“ Man is an idea, and a precious small idea, once he turns his back on love. And that's my point; we, mankind, have lost the capacity for love. ”
 Albert Camus, The Plague (1947). copy citation

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Author Albert Camus
Source The Plague
Topic love mankind idea
Date 1947
Language English
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Note Translated by Stuart Gilbert
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“L'homme . . . est une idée, et une idée courte, à partir du moment où il se détourne de l'amour. Et justement, nous ne sommes plus capables d'amour.” Albert Camus, La Peste

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Albert Camus quote about love from The Plague - Man is an idea, and a precious small idea, once he turns his back on love. And that's my point; we, mankind, have lost the capacity for love.
Albert Camus quote about love from The Plague - Man is an idea, and a precious small idea, once he turns his back on love. And that's my point; we, mankind, have lost the capacity for love.