Albert Camus's most famous quotes
The top 3 according to 2 votes from people: To misname things is to add to the misery of the world. · The opposite of a civilised people is a creative people. · One must imagine Sisyphus happy.. (Updated May 22, 2022.)
"One must imagine Sisyphus happy", "Mother died today", "What is a rebel?": Albert Camus's most quoted lines, with the book they come from.
Automatically translated (original in Français). See the original
Top 12
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To misname things is to add to the misery of the world.
"On a philosophy of expression", Poésie 44 (1944).
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The opposite of a civilised people is a creative people.
Nuptials (1938).
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One must imagine Sisyphus happy.
The Myth of Sisyphus (1942), last line.
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Mother died today. Or maybe yesterday, I don't know.
The Stranger (1942), opening line.
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What is a rebel? A man who says no.
The Rebel (1951), opening line.
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I rebel, therefore we exist.
The Rebel (1951).
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In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.
"Return to Tipasa", Summer (1954).
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There is no shame in being happy.
Nuptials (1938).
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There can be shame in being happy on one's own.
The Plague (1947).
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There are more things to admire in men than to despise.
The Plague (1947).
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A convenient way of getting to know a town is to find out how people work there, how they love and how they die.
The Plague (1947), opening.
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12
At my age one is necessarily sincere. Lying is too tiring.
The Plague (1947).
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