“The principle can be established that for a man who does not cheat, what he believes to be true must determine his action. Belief in the absurdity of existence must then dictate his conduct.”
― The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays
― The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays
“That sort of person is bound to do that. You might as well resent a fig tree for secreting juice. (Anyway, before very long you’ll both be dead—dead and soon forgotten.)”
― Meditations
― Meditations
“Today I escaped anxiety. Or no, I discarded it, because it was within me, in my own perceptions — not outside.”
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“Man isn't a noble savage, he's an ignoble savage. He is irrational, brutal, weak, silly, unable to be objective about anything where his own interests are involved—that about sums it up. I'm interested in the brutal and violent nature of man because it's a true picture of him. And any attempt to create social institutions on a false view of the nature of man is probably doomed to failure.”
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“From beasts we scorn as soulless, In forest, field and den, The cry goes up to witness The soullessness of men.” M. Frida Hartley”
― House of Darkness House of Light: The True Story Volume Two
― House of Darkness House of Light: The True Story Volume Two
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