A sub-clerk in the post-office is the equal of a conqueror if consciou…

Albert Camus
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A sub-clerk in the post-office is the equal of a conqueror if consciousness is common to them. ✨ Albert Camus (2012). The Myth of Sisyphus: And Other Essays, p.68, Vintage
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I do not want to believe that death is the gateway to another life. For me, it is a closed door. I do not say it is a step we must all take, but that it is a horrible and dirty adventure. ✨ Albert Ca … ▶
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A sub-clerk in the post-office is the equal of a conqueror if consciousness is common to them. ✨ Albert Camus (2012). The Myth of Sisyphus: And Other Essays, p.68, Vintage

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