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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

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


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



Translation

Translation

(French, German)



French
La grandeur de l'homme est dans sa décision d'être plus fort que sa condition.

German
Die Größe des Menschen liegt in seiner Entscheidung, stärker zu sein als das, was ihn bestimmt.




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

Man is but a reed, the most feeble thing in nature, but he is a thinking reed.

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

Men at some time are masters of their fates;
The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars,
But in ourselves, that we are underlings.


The greatness of man is great in that he knows himself to be miserable. A tree does not know itself to be miserable.




Quotes for: decision


Quotes

Quotes about decision:


All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.





The present is not a potential past; it is the moment of choice and action.





As soon as questions of will or decision or reason or choice of action arise, human science is at a loss.





Only by means of decisions does man enter reality.





Never is done tomorrow what is not done today
And one should let no day slip by.
With resolution seize the possible straightway
By forelock and with quick, courageous trust;
Then holding fast you will not let it further fly
And you will labour on because you must.






How many cares one loses when one decides not to be something but to be someone.











Quotes for: Man


Quotes

Quotes about man, all human beings:


Man is the future of man.





No man is weak by choice.





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





I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.





Any man can make mistakes.





We build too many walls and not enough bridges.
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Quotes

Quotes for: greatness


Nothing is more simple than greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great.





There is no greatness where there is no simplicity, goodness and truth.





All the splendor in the world is not worth a good friend.





The price of greatness is responsibility.





Only the passions, the great passions, can lift the soul to the greatest things.





The greatest people are those who can give hope to others.











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.





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.





Freedom is not constituted primarily of privilege but of responsibilities.












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