Man is an idea, and a precious small idea once he turns his back on lo…

Albert Camus
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Man is an idea, and a precious small idea once he turns his back on love. ✨ Albert Camus (1972). The Plague, eBookEden.com
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Don't wait for the last judgment - it takes place every day. ✨ La Chute (The Fall) (1956)
Nothing in the world is worth turning one's back on what one loves. ✨ Albert Camus (1960). The plague: translated from the French
But when a man has had only four hours' sleep he isn't sentimental. He sees things as they are: that is to say, he sees them in the garish light of justice; hideous, witless justice. ✨ ALBERT CAMUS ( … ▶
Because,' Cormery went on, 'when I was very young, very foolish, and very much alone ... you paid attention to me and, without seeming to, you opened for me the door to everything I love in the world.
Seeking what is true is not seeking what is desirable. ✨ Albert Camus (2012). The Myth of Sisyphus: And Other Essays, p.41, Vintage

Man is an idea, and a precious small idea once he turns his back on love. ✨ Albert Camus (1972). The Plague, eBookEden.com

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