Quote #102

A man wants to earn money in order to be happy, and his whole effort and best of a life are devoted to earning that money. Happiness is forgotten; the means are taken for the end.

More from Albert Camus

  1. A little thought estranges from life, whereas much thought reconciles to life. Unable to refine the real, thought pauses to mimic it.
  2. Accepting the absurdity of everything around us is one step, a necessary experience: It should not become a dead end. It arouses a revolt t…
  3. A healthy attitude also includes faults.
  4. After all, ironic philosophies produce passionate works.
  5. L'homme enfin n'est pas entierement coupable - il n'a pas commence l'histoire - ni tout a fait innocent, puisqu'il la continue.
  6. All executioners are of the same family.
  7. C'est bien la le genie: l'intelligence qui connait ses frontieres.
  8. All I know most surely about morality and obligations, I owe to football.

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