The artist forges himself to the others, midway between the beauty he cannot do without and the community he cannot tear himself away from. That is why true artists scorn nothing: they are obliged to understand rather than to judge. -Albert Camus Beauty
The modern mind is in complete disarray. Knowledge has stretched itself to the point where neither the world nor our intelligence can find any foot-hold. It is a fact that we are suffering from nihilism. -Albert Camus Knowledge
He who despairs of the human condition is a coward, but he who has hope for it is a fool. -Albert Camus Hope
Man wants to live, but it is useless to hope that this desire will dictate all his actions. -Albert Camus Hope
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 Happiness
Without work, all life goes rotten. But when work is soulless, life stifles and dies. -Albert Camus Work
It is a kind of spiritual snobbery that makes people think they can be happy without money. -Albert Camus Finance
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 Friendship
Without freedom, no art; art lives only on the restraints it imposes on itself, and dies of all others. -Albert Camus Freedom