Quote by Albert Camus
To abandon oneself to principles is really to die - and to die for

To abandon oneself to principles is really to die – and to die for an impossible love which is the contrary of love. – Albert Camus

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Instead of killing and dying in order to produce the being that we are not, we have to live and let live in order to create what we are. – Albert Camus

Category:
Idealism
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After all, every murderer when he kills runs the risk of the most dreadful of deaths, whereas those who kill him risk nothing except promotion. – Albert Camus

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Murder
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I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to find out there isnt, than live my life as if there isnt and die to find out there is. – Albert Camus

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God
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Love and doubt have never been on speaking terms. – Khalil Gibran

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