stupidity has a knack of getting its way; as we should see if we were …

Albert Camus
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stupidity has a knack of getting its way; as we should see if we were not always so much wrapped up in ourselves ✨ Albert Camus (1948). The Plague, Vintage
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The welfare of the people in particular has always been the alibi of tyrants. ✨ Albert Camus (2012). Resistance, Rebellion, and Death: Essays, p.101, Vintage
The only really committed artist is he who, without refusing to take part in the combat, at least refuses to join the regular armies and remains a freelance.
I leave Sisyphus at the foot of the mountain. One always finds one's burden again. But Sisyphus teaches the higher fidelity that negates the gods and raises rocks. He too concludes that all is well. … ▶
True debauchery is liberating because it creates no obligations. In it you possess only yourself, hence it remains the favorite pastime of the great lovers of their own person. ✨ Albert Camus (2012). … ▶
I've seen of enough of people who die for an idea. I don't believe in heroism; I know it's easy and I've learned it can be murderous. What interests me is living and dying for what one loves. ✨ Alber … ▶

stupidity has a knack of getting its way; as we should see if we were not always so much wrapped up in ourselves ✨ Albert Camus (1948). The Plague, Vintage

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