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But again and again there comes a time in history when the man who dares to say that two and two make four is punished with death. The schoolteacher is well aware of this. And the question is not one of knowing what punishment or reward attends the making of this calculation. The question is one of knowing whether two and two do make four


Albert Camus

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ALBERT CAMUS A novel is never anything, but a philosophy put into images.
ALBERT CAMUS That must be wonderful; I have no idea of what it means.
ALBERT CAMUS True debauchery is liberating because it creates no obligations. In it you possess only yourself; he...
ALBERT CAMUS I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to find out there isn't, than live my life ...
ALBERT CAMUS To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others
ALBERT CAMUS Charm is a way of getting the answer yes without having asked any clear question.
ALBERT CAMUS You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer yes without having asked any clear question.
ALBERT CAMUS You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer 'yes' without having asked any clear question.
ALBERT CAMUS Charm is a way of getting the answer yes without asking a clear question.
ALBERT CAMUS Oh she's nice, she's kind, innocent too. She's probably pretty, the right one for you. So just forge...
ALBERT CAMUS He who despairs of the human condition is a coward, but he who has hope for it is a fool.
ALBERT CAMUS How can sincerity be a condition of friendship? A taste for truth at any cost is a passion which spa...
ALBERT CAMUS What is a rebel? A man who says no
ALBERT CAMUS Resist no temptation: a guilty conscience is more honorable than regret
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