Albert Camus

"We are rewarded not for our victories, but for our acceptance."

"In a world without truth, we must create meaning through our actions."

"The mind grows by what it feeds upon."

"Moderation is sometimes an excuse for mediocrity."

"The only really original thing we can offer is our attention."

"Life is neither good nor evil; it simply is."

"Success is the person who has lived well and laughed often."

"To be happy, one must consent to be completely free."

"We must imagine Sisyphus happy."

"The scream of a man is nothing but the cry for justice."

"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."

"There are more things worth living for than worth dying for."

"Knowing oneself is not a luxury but a necessity."

"In times of darkness, even a single candle becomes a beacon."

"The man who says he has not been silent has not truly lived."

"Courage is the only freedom we truly possess."

"We all carry within us a world of happiness and sorrow."

"The greatest rebellion is to live by one's own truth."

"What is significant is the will to create meaning."

"One does not discover countries; one invents them."

"To abandon oneself is the greatest gift one can give."

"The artist's domain is the human spirit."

"Perfect clarity comes only from the acceptance of the incomprehensible."

"In the midst of pain, we find the seeds of our growth."

"The duty to speak is the inverse of the right to listen."

"We do not live only to increase the sum of our days."

"There is grace in silence; there is power in restraint."

"The only thing that matters is what we do in the face of the absurd."

"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that very existence is an act of rebellion."

"We don't need to explain our philosophy. We need to live it."