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Biography - Albert Camus:

French philosopher, author, and journalist. Nobel Prize in Literature (1957).
Born: 1913 - Died: 1960
Period:
20th century
Place of birth: Algeria
Algeria

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



Translation

Translation

(French, German)



French
Mais qu'est-ce que le bonheur si ce n'est la simple harmonie entre l'homme et la vie qu'il mène?

German
Doch was ist Glück, wenn nicht die einfache Harmonie zwischen einem Menschen und dem Leben, das er führt?




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Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.

Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought.

When man is happy, he is in harmony with himself and his environment.

It is doubtless a fine harmony when doing and saying go together.

A happy life, therefore, is one which is in accordance with its own nature.

Action is the language of the body and should harmonize with the spirit within.




Quotes for: life


Quotes

Quotes about life:


As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.





Man arrives as a novice at each age of his life.





There is more to life than increasing its speed.





To live means to love, but above all, to love life.





Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.





All the diversity, all the charm, all the beauty of life are made up of light and shade.











Quotes for: happiness


Quotes

Quotes about happiness:


I have decided to be happy because it's good for my health.





Happiness is sometimes hidden in the unknown.





The world of the happy man is a different one from that of the unhappy man.





Happiness is not easily won; it is hard to find it in ourselves and impossible to find it elsewhere.





Nothing is ever finished ; only a little happiness is needed for everything to begin again.





To be happy, we must consider the happiness of another.











Quotes for: harmony


Quotes

Quotes for: harmony


Out of clutter find simplicity ; From discord find harmony; In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.





Harmony between two individuals is never granted - it has to be conquered indefinitely.





Wisdom is harmony.





From things that differ comes the most beautiful harmony.





He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the universe.





Aesthetic matters are fundamental for the harmonious development of both society and the individual.











Quotes

Albert Camus also said...


The need to be right - the sign of a vulgar mind.





In the depth of winter I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer.





The greatness of man lies in his decision to be stronger than his condition.





There are more things to admire in men than to despise.





The evil that is in the world almost always comes of ignorance, and good intentions may do as much harm as malevolence if they lack understanding.





True artists scorn nothing: they are obliged to understand rather than to judge.












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