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Albert Camus (1913-1960) was a French-Algerian philosopher, author, and journalist who is most celebrated for his contributions to existentialism and absurdism. His novel "L'Étranger" (The Stranger), published in 1942, and the philosophical essay "Le Mythe de Sisyphe" (The Myth of Sisyphus), published in the same year, are seminal works that explore the absurdity of human existence. more Albert Camus (1913-1960) was a French-Algerian philosopher, author, and journalist who is most celebrated for his contributions to existentialism and absurdism. His novel "L'Étranger" (The Stranger), published in 1942, and the philosophical essay "Le Mythe de Sisyphe" (The Myth of Sisyphus), published in the same year, are seminal works that explore the absurdity of human existence. In 1957, Camus was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, recognizing his significant impact on contemporary thought. His other notable work, "La Peste" (The Plague), published in 1947, allegorizes the human condition through the story of a plague sweeping the Algerian city of Oran. Camus' literary achievements remain central to modern philosophical discourse. less

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"To abandon oneself to principles is really to die"
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"The absurd is the fundamental idea and the first truth."
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"Seeking what is true is not seeking what is desirable"
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"When the soul suffers too much, it develops a taste for misfortune"
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"We always deceive ourselves twice about the people we love – first to their advantage, then to their disadvantage"
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"Truth always ends by making its way"
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"We used to wonder where war lived, what it was that made it so vile. And now we realize that we know where it lives, that it is inside ourselves"
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"Greatness consists in trying to be great. There is no other way"
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"To know oneself, one should assert oneself"
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"We must imagine Sisyphus happy."
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