The opposite of an idealist is too often a man without love.
Quotes from A Happy Death (written 1936-38 — Albert Camus
1913–1960 France
14 quotes
Having money is a way of being free of money.
A Happy Death (written 1936-38 (1971)
Happiness implied a choice, and within that choice a concerted will, a lucid desire.
A Happy Death (written 1936-38 (1971)
Blessed are the hearts that can bend; they shall never be broken.
A Happy Death (written 1936-38 (1971)
It's better to bet on this life than on the next.
A Happy Death (written 1936-38 (1971)
But in the end one needs more courage to live than to kill himself.
A Happy Death (written 1936-38 (1971)
Only it takes time to be happy. A lot of time. Happiness, too, is a long patience.
A Happy Death (written 1936-38 (1971)
It takes time to live. Like any work of art, life needs to be thought about.
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A Happy Death (written 1936-38 (1971)
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Fate is not in man but around him.
A Happy Death (written 1936-38 (1971)
Idleness is only fatal to the mediocre.
A Happy Death (written 1936-38 (1971)
A Happy Death (written 1936-38 (1971)
Attribution
Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Albert Camus (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.