Man is always prey to his truths. Once he has admitted them, he cannot…

Albert Camus
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Man is always prey to his truths. Once he has admitted them, he cannot free himself from them. ✨ Albert Camus (2012). The Myth of Sisyphus: And Other Essays, p.31, Vintage
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Man is always prey to his truths. Once he has admitted them, he cannot free himself from them. ✨ Albert Camus (2012). The Myth of Sisyphus: And Other Essays, p.31, Vintage

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