The best are led to make greater demands upon themselves. As for those…

Albert Camus
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The best are led to make greater demands upon themselves. As for those who succumb, they did not deserve to survive. ✨ Albert Camus (2012). The Myth of Sisyphus: And Other Essays, p.100, Vintage
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The best are led to make greater demands upon themselves. As for those who succumb, they did not deserve to survive. ✨ Albert Camus (2012). The Myth of Sisyphus: And Other Essays, p.100, Vintage

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