Albert Camus was a French novelist, essayist, and playwright, best known for such novels as L’Étranger (1942; The Stranger), La Peste (1947; The Plague), and La Chute (1956; The Fall) and for his work in leftist causes. He received the 1957 Nobel Prize for Literature. His work and quotes live on, both celebrated and debated for their wisdom and thoughtfulness.
As such, we have compiled a list of 24 powerful Albert Camus quotes below as well as put them into a short video for your pleasure. Each featured Albert Camus quote from the video is listed below and if any resonate, please feel free to share that quote via email, text, or social media.
Popular Albert Camus Quotes
“Man is the only creature that refuses to be what he is.”
– Albert Camus
“A loveless world is a dead world.”
– Albert Camus
“Don’t walk behind me; I may not lead. Don’t walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.”
– Albert Camus
“Real generosity towards the future lies in giving all to the present.”
– Albert Camus
“But in the end, one needs more courage to live than to kill himself.”
– Albert Camus
“You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.”
– Albert Camus
“To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others.”
– Albert Camus
“To know oneself, one should assert oneself.”
– Albert Camus
“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.”
– Albert Camus
“When you have once seen the glow of happiness on the face of a beloved person, you know that a man can have no vocation but to awaken that light on the faces surrounding him. In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.”
– Albert Camus
“Men must live and create. Live to the point of tears.”
– Albert Camus
“You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.”
– Albert Camus
“The struggle itself towards the heights is enough to fill a man’s heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy.”
– Albert Camus
“The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.”
– Albert Camus
“Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal.”
– Albert Camus
“I rebel; therefore I exist.”
– Albert Camus
“You will never be able to experience everything. So, please, do poetical justice to your soul and simply experience yourself.”
– Albert Camus
“Blessed are the hearts that can bend; they shall never be broken.”
– Albert Camus
“Why must one love rarely to love well?”
– Albert Camus
“An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself.”
– Albert Camus
“It is always easy to be logical. It is almost impossible to be logical to the bitter end.”
– Albert Camus
“That is love, to give away everything, to sacrifice everything, without the slightest desire to get anything in return.”
– Albert Camus
“Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better.”
– Albert Camus
“Youth is above all a collection of possibilities.”
– Albert Camus
Video of Best Albert Camus Quotes
Please enjoy the video below, “Albert Camus: Most Powerful Quotes” of some of the most famous quotes from the brilliant Albert Camus.