Albert Camus Quotes

Albert Camus was a popular French-Algerian playwright, journalist, philosophical essayist, Nobel laureate, and novelist. He neither practised as a professional philosopher nor accessed by advanced training. Nevertheless, he made significant contributions to various issues concerning moral philosophy and the same is showcased in his reviews, novels, essays, speeches and articles—from political violence and suicide to death penalty and terrorism.

1. Success and Happiness

"Your successes and happiness are forgiven you only if you generously consent to share them."

2. Rich and Poor

"You have to be very rich or very poor to live without a trade."

3. Time

"We don't have the time to completely be ourselves. We only have the room to be happy."

4. Realization

"Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal."

5. Leader and People

"One leader, one people, signifies one master and millions of slaves."

6. Truth

"Integrity has no need of rules."

7. Evil

"Virtue cannot separate itself from reality without becoming a principle of evil."

8. Hope

"Where there is no hope, it is incumbent on us to invent it."

9. Mistakes

"We always deceive ourselves twice about the people we love - first to their advantage, then to their disadvantage."

10. Courage

"Those who lack the courage will always find a philosophy to justify it."

11. Life

"In order to understand the world, one has to turn away from it on occasion."

12. Fiction and Lie

"Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth."

Albert Camus biography speaks of his extensive talent as an extraordinary writer. He started his literary career as a journalist and as a director, playwright, and actor in Algeria. Camus was one of the potential and multi-talented personalities of his times. Each word of his writings and other compositions speak of his greatness.

Besides writing ‘words of wisdom’ Camus has also participated in a resistance movement for the liberation for the newspaper Combat. His journalistic activities gained high appraisal and response. Camus took retirement from political journalism in 1947. Post retirement he started working in the theatre as playwright and producer. Camus also adapted different plays by Lope de Vega, Calderon, Faulkner’s Requiem, and Dino Buzzati. His Albert Camus quotes in French showcase his love for the theatre. Although, he also had to face a number of difficulties during his working be it as an artist or a politician, but his ideas and values always kept him boosted and he could easily get through the tough times of his life.

He opposed or ignored systematic philosophy. He was rather asserted and had little faith in rationalism. Camus quotes teach us better how to deal with the different causalities of life in a better way.