Albert Camus

But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads? ”

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. ”

Heroism is accessible. Happiness is more difficult. ”

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

The society based on production is only productive, not creative. ”

All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning. Great works are often born on a street corner or in a restaurant's revolving door. ”

The role of the intellectual cannot be to excuse the violence of one side and condemn that of the other. ”

The only really committed artist is he who, without refusing to take part in the combat, at least refuses to join the regular armies and remains a freelance. ”

Working conditions for me have always been those of the monastic life: solitude and frugality. Except for frugality, they are contrary to my nature, so much so that work is a violence I do to myself. ”

Without work, all life goes rotten. But when work is soulless, life stifles and dies. ”