Albert Camus, a French-Algerian philosopher, author, and journalist, was born in 1913 and died in 1960. Known for his contributions to existentialism and absurdism, his major works include “The Stranger,” “The Plague,” and “The Myth of Sisyphus.” Camus argued that life is inherently meaningless, and humans must find their own meaning. He emphasized personal and collective rebellion against the absurd condition of existence. Although associated with existentialists like Sartre, Camus focused on the human condition and moral responsibility. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1957 for his profound impact on modern thought and literature.
Top 10 Quotes by Albert Camus
1. “You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.”
— Albert Camus
2. “In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.”
— Albert Camus
3. “The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.”
— Albert Camus
4. “Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth.”
— Albert Camus
5. “At the heart of all beauty lies something inhuman.”
— Albert Camus
6. “I rebel; therefore I exist.”
— Albert Camus
7. “To grow old is to pass from passion to compassion.”
— Albert Camus
8. “Those who lack the courage will always find a philosophy to justify it.”
— Albert Camus
9. “The four conditions of happiness: Life in the open air, Love for another being, Freedom from ambition, Creation.”
— Albert Camus
10. “There are causes worth dying for, but none worth killing for.”
— Albert Camus
