Quote by Albert Camus
Retaliation is related to nature and instinct, not to law. Law, by

Retaliation is related to nature and instinct, not to law. Law, by definition, cannot obey the same rules as nature. – Albert Camus

Other quotes by Albert Camus

Every act of rebellion expresses a nostalgia for innocence and an appeal to the essence of being. – Albert Camus

Category:
Revolution
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To assert in any case that a man must be absolutely cut off from society because he is absolutely evil amounts to saying that society is absolutely good, and no-one in his right mind will believe this today. – Albert Camus

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good
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You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer yes without having asked any clear question. – Albert Camus

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Manners
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Other Quotes from
Nature
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I think its a very firm part of human nature that if you surround yourself with like-minded people, youll end up thinking more extreme versions of what you thought before. – Cass Sunstein

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Nature

I admire people who are, by nature, kind and fair to others. – Sidney Sheldon

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Nature

Mother Nature may be forgiving this year, or next year, but eventually shes going to come around and whack you. Youve got to be prepared. – Geraldo Rivera

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Nature

Scenery is fine – but human nature is finer. – John Keats

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Nature

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The garden is a love song, a duet between a human being and Mother Nature. – Jeff Cox

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Gardens

The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude. – Aldous Huxley

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Religion

The more time you spend contemplating what you should have done… you lose valuable time planning what you can and will do. – Lil Wayne

Category:
Time

Our history is every human history; a black and gory business, with more scoundrels than wise men at the lead, and more louts than both put together to cheer and follow. – Philip Wylie, Generation of Vipers

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History